Physical assault

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• physical assault — attack on the body …   English contemporary dictionary

• assault — as·sault 1 /ə sȯlt/ n [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1: the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm… …   Law dictionary

• Assault and battery — may refer to: * Assault and battery is the combination of two violent crimes: assault (the of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather… …   Wikipedia

• Assault — As*sault , n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt, F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a springing, salire to leap. See {Assail}.] 1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• assault — [ə sôlt′] n. [ME assaut < OFr assaut, assalt < VL * assaltus < assalire: see ASSAIL] 1. a violent attack, either physical or verbal 2. euphemism for RAPE1 3. Law an unlawful threat or unsuccessful attempt to do physical harm to another,… …   English World dictionary

• assault course — noun A course laid out with obstacles that must be negotiated, used for training soldiers, etc (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑assault * * * assault course UK US noun [countable] [singular assault course …   Useful english dictionary

• Assault — As*sault , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assaulting}.] [From {Assault}, n.: cf. OF. assaulter, LL. assaltare.] 1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Physical evidence — is any evidence introduced in a trialin the form of a physical object, intended to prove a fact in issue based on its demonstrable physical characteristics. Physical evidence can conceivably include all or part of any object.In a murder trial for …   Wikipedia

• assault — ► NOUN 1) a violent attack. 2) Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person. 3) a concentrated attempt to do something difficult. ► VERB ▪ make an assault on. DERIVATIVES assaultive adjective …   English terms dictionary

• assault course — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a course providing a series of physical challenges, used for training soldiers …   English terms dictionary

• assault and battery — n. Law the carrying out of threatened physical harm or violence; an unlawful beating …   English World dictionary