assault

noun, verb93 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6

an assault of a sexual nature

an assault involving bodily harm

an assault involving weapons

assault that occurs within the home or between family members

an assault that is claimed to have happened but not yet proven

an assault that is a crime

an assault motivated by racism

an unsuccessful effort to commit an assault

a type of sexual assault

In a legal context, a more serious type of assault.

In a legal context, a less serious type of assault.

In a legal context.

In a legal context, a less serious offense.

In a legal context.

a spoken attack

an attack made through the legal system

to commit a sexual attack

to assault someone's body

claims that an assault has occurred

A legal term for the crime of threatening a person together with the crime of making physical contact with them.

Used to specify the victim.

More formal or literary.

to inform the authorities about an assault

Collocations with "assault"

... + assault