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assault
Law an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence
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assault
[ə′sȯlt] (ordnance)
Final phase of an attack; closing with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.
The landing of troops for attack on the enemy's beach defenses.
The landing of parachute and glider elements on unsecured and unprepared drop zones and landing zones to attack and seize an airhead.
A short, violent, but well-ordered attack against a local objective, such as a gun emplacement, fort, or machine gun nest.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Assault
famous horse in history of thoroughbred racing. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1273]
See: Horse
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