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assault

/ə'sɔlt/

noun
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
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rape ravishment violation

type of:
sexual assault sex crime sexual abuse sex offense
verb
attack in speech or writing
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assail attack lash out round snipe

type of:
pick apart criticize criticise knock
verb
attack someone physically or emotionally
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"The mugger assaulted the woman"

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assail attack set on
verb
force (someone) to have sex against their will
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dishonor dishonour outrage rape ravish violate

type of:
attack assail set on
noun
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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attack attempt
noun
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
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type of:
battle engagement conflict fight

part of:
attack onset onrush onslaught
noun
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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