Both Uses of
assault
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Well, we know what happens to a prisoner who assaults an officer with a weapon.†
Chpt 6.2 *assaults = attacks
- It is very difficult to prove an assault, Avdotya Romanovna.†
Chpt 6.5assault = attack
Definition:
to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence