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noun
1.
a sudden, violent attack; onslaught: an assault on tradition.
2.
Law. an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another, with or without battery, as by holding a stone or club in a threatening manner.
3.
Military. the stage of close combat in an attack.
4.
rape1.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make an assault upon; attack; assail.
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Assault
is always a great word to know.
So is settle. Does it mean:
| such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence |
| to secure property or title to a person by formal or legal process; to terminate legal proceedings by mutual consent of the parties |
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English asaut < Old French < Medieval Latin assaltus (replacing Latin assultus), equivalent to Latin as- as- + saltus a leap (sal(īre) to leap + -tus suffix of v. action)
1200–50; Middle English asaut < Old French < Medieval Latin assaltus (replacing Latin assultus), equivalent to Latin as- as- + saltus a leap (sal(īre) to leap + -tus suffix of v. action)
Related forms
as·sault·a·ble, adjective
as·sault·er, noun
coun·ter·as·sault, verb (used with object), noun
non·as·sault, noun
un·as·sault·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·as·sault·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- He has been assaulted and robbed.
- Speaking up now may prevent another assault.
- The earplugs will protect against the aural assault of vuvuzelas.
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World English Dictionary
| assault (əˈsɔːlt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a violent attack, either physical or verbal |
| 2. | law battery Compare assault and battery an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence |
| 3. | a. the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters |
| b. (as modifier): assault troops | |
| 4. | rape or attempted rape |
| —vb | |
| 5. | to make an assault upon |
| 6. | to rape or attempt to rape |
| [C13: from Old French asaut, from Vulgar Latin assaltus (unattested), from assalīre (unattested) to leap upon; see | |
| as'saulter | |
| —n | |
| as'saultive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
assault
c.1300, from O.Fr. asaut (12c., Mod.Fr. assaut), from V.L. *adsaltus "attack, assault," from ad "to" + L. saltus "a leap," from salire "to leap, spring" (see assail). The verb is from c.1450.
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