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Definition

to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence

assaulted = attacked

assault = attack

assault = attack

They have learned something from the failure of last night's assault.
C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy

assault = attack

Second thing you can do is stay away from my cook or I'll have you up for assault-
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

assault = the crime of threatening or attempting to physically harm someone

They said she'd assaulted some men at the Esso station.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

assaulted = attacked

A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault.
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars

assault = attack

assaulted = attacked

This is the same guy that Mike Harris assaulted in the bar?
Nicholas Sparks -- The Guardian

assaulted = attacked

"General," Longstreet said slowly, "it is my considered opinion that a frontal assault here would be a disaster."
Michael Shaara -- The Killer Angels

assault = attack

there were about a hundred gun assaults last year, country wide.
J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death

assaults = attacks

assault = attack

They did know ... the tactics of assaulting the enemy's position on a star.
Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game

assaulting = attacking

It is clear to me that the Enemy has long planned an assault on us,
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Return of the King

assault = attack

The policeman said Rosaleen assaulted the men, but I was there, and she was only protecting herself.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

assaulted = attacked

Assault, theft, and disturbing the peace.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

assault = the crime of physically attacking someone

You don't have to touch her, all you have to do is make her afraid, an' if assault ain't enough to keep you locked up awhile, I'll get you in on the Ladies' Law, so get outa my sight!
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

assault = the crime of threatening or attempting to physically harm someone

Such an assault as he made puts him on a level with assassins.
C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
The main bulk of Rabadash's men had been on foot ready to assault the gate.
C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
In the assault on this castle of King Lune's, nothing matters but speed.
C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy

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