English-Norwegian translations for assault
Definition of assault
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
- 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
- An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm
- A non-competitive combat between two fencers
- To attack, physically or figuratively
- To threaten or harass.
Examples
- to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town
- to make an assault on the [[prerogative
- prerogatives]] of a prince, or on the constitution of a government
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
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