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assault noun

  /əˈsɑlt/ , /əˈsɔlt/ , /əˈsɔːlt/ , /əˈsʌlt/
  • A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
hyökkäys, päällekarkaus
  • (tort, _, legal) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
  • (singulare tantum, legal) The tort whose action is such an act.
pahoinpitely
  • (criminal, _, legal) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
  • (singulare tantum, legal) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
pahoinpitelyn yritys

assault verb

  /əˈsɑlt/ , /əˈsɔlt/ , /əˈsɔːlt/ , /əˈsʌlt/
  • (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
hyökätä, käydä kimppuun, käydä päälle
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