All 3 Uses of
assault
in
Cry, the Beloved Country
- Sometimes too white men and women sit in their cars in the dark under the trees on the Pretoria Road; and some of our young men sometimes rob and assault them, sometimes even the women.†
Chpt 1.8 *assault = attack
- There was some crime too; most of the assaults reported were by natives against Europeans, but there was nothing of the terrible nature that made some people afraid to open their newspapers.†
Chpt 2.25assaults = attacks
- It must further be borne in mind that, although the first accused, Absalom Kumalo, stated that Pafuri was present, and that he had assaulted Mpiring, he made this statement only after the Police had questioned him as to the whereabouts of Pafuri.†
Chpt 2.28assaulted = attacked
Definition:
to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence