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What (who) is Assault - definition

PHYSICAL ATTACK OF ANOTHER PERSON

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assault

1) v. the threat or attempt to strike another, whether successful or not, provided the target is aware of the danger. The assaulter must be reasonably capable of carrying through the attack. In some states if the assault is with a deadly weapon (such as sniping with a rifle), the intended victim does not need to know of the peril. Other state laws distinguish between different degrees (first or second) of assault depending on whether there is actual hitting, injury or just a threat. "Aggravated assault" is an attack connected with the commission of another crime, such as beating a clerk during a robbery or a particularly vicious attack. 2) n. the act of committing an assault, as in "there was an assault down on Third Avenue." Assault is both a criminal wrong, for which one may be charged and tried, and civil wrong for which the target may sue for damages due to the assault, including for mental distress.

assault

n.

1) (often mil.) to carry out, make; lead an assault on (the troops carried out an assault on the enemy position)

2) (legal) to commit assault

3) (usu. legal) aggravated; bodily; criminal; indecent assault

4) an all-out; armed; military assault

5) (usu. mil.) by assault (to take by assault)

assault

¦ noun

1. a violent attack.

Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person, whether or not actual harm is done.

2. a concerted attempt to do something demanding.

¦ verb make an assault on.

Derivatives

assaulter noun

assaultive adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr. asaut (n.), assauter (v.), based on L. ad- 'to' + saltare, from salire 'to leap'.

Wikipedia

Assault

An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in criminal prosecution, civil liability, or both. Additionally, assault is a criminal act in which a person intentionally causes fear of physical harm or offensive contact to another person. Assault can be committed with or without a weapon and can range from physical violence to threats of violence. Assault is frequently referred to as an attempt to commit battery, which is the deliberate use of physical force against another person. The deliberate inflicting of fear, apprehension, or terror is another definition of assault that can be found in several legal systems. Depending on the severity of the offense, assault may result in a fine, imprisonment, or even death.

Generally, the common law definition is the same in criminal and tort law.

Traditionally, common law legal systems have separate definitions for assault and battery. When this distinction is observed, battery refers to the actual bodily contact, whereas assault refers to a credible threat or attempt to cause battery. Some jurisdictions combined the two offenses into a single crime called "assault and battery", which then became widely referred to as "assault". The result is that in many of these jurisdictions, assault has taken on a definition that is more in line with the traditional definition of battery. The legal systems of civil law and Scots law have never distinguished assault from battery.

Legal systems generally acknowledge that assaults can vary greatly in severity. In the United States, an assault can be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony. In England and Wales and Australia, it can be charged as either common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) or grievous bodily harm (GBH). Canada also has a three-tier system: assault, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault. Separate charges typically exist for sexual assaults, affray and assaulting a police officer. Assault may overlap with an attempted crime; for example, an assault may be charged as attempted murder if it was done with intent to kill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault

Examples of use of Assault

1. They are charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and conspiracy.

2. Shlomot is convinced that victims of sexual assault on kibbutzim, like victims of sexual assault in the family, are only prepared to expose the assault after many years.

3. D‘Arcy was on Monday charged with assault and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

4. Chytoria Graham, 27, of Erie, was charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and simple assault.

5. Strickland is charged with assault and battery on a child with substantial bodily injury, assault and battery on a child with bodily injury, three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault and battery.