assault : Idioms & Phrases
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aggravated assault
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noun a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
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amphibious assault
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noun an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
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assault and battery
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noun an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
battery.
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assault gun
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noun any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
assault gun.
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noun an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
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assault rifle
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noun any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
assault gun.
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sexual assault
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noun a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
sexual abuse; sex crime; sex offense.
- most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault