assault meaning
EN
[əˈsɔːlt] 
US WAssault
- In common law, is the act of creating apprehension of an imminent harmful or offensive contact with a person.
- An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in either criminal and/or civil liability.
- NounPLassaults
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government.
- (criminal, law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
- (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
- VerbSGassaultsPRassaultingPT, PPassaulted
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- I'm pressing charges against you for assaulting me.
- ... with side-handed or expanding batons, so as to provide police officers with better protection against assaults by criminals.
- “There is an air of impunity in which that video shows the assault was committed. The police knew they were on CCTV, and still did it, then arrogantly and blasely washed away the blood.”
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The lesson could start with a ‘thought shower’ session considering the arguments for and against getting involved as an individual when pupils witness a crime such as robbery and assault.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of assault in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Countable nouns
- Verbs
- Nouns
- en assaults
- en assaulted
- en assaultee
- en assaulter
- en assaultive
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "assault" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb.