assault
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Is assault a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of assault?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (crime law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.countableuncountable
2. (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.countablesingularsingular-onlyuncountable
3. (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).countableuncountable
4. (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.countablesingularsingular-onlyuncountable
5. (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.countableuncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.Examples: "Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub."; "Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building."transitive
2. (transitive) To threaten or harass.transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary