Assault

Intentionally or recklessly causing someone to believe that s/he is about to suffer a battery (violence). Assault can be committed by actions or by threatening words.

Explanation attempts (431)

28 Oct 2012 17:01: A physical attack resulting in damage to the victim.
28 Oct 2012 19:25: To hurt somebody against their will
29 Oct 2012 17:27: An attack, verbal or physical, on a person.
29 Oct 2012 21:01: When an individual attacks another aggressively causing bodily harm.
30 Oct 2012 09:01: IS BEING ATTACKED
30 Oct 2012 21:04: Physical violence committed by one person to another.
31 Oct 2012 10:04: To have caused harm against another person/persons intentionally
31 Oct 2012 14:03: An attack on a person
31 Oct 2012 14:41: A physical attack or action against somebody else which is seen as a criminal offence.
31 Oct 2012 14:59: When somebody attacks somebody else, this is mainly physical.
31 Oct 2012 20:29: i think this means when you have been physically attacked
1 Nov 2012 21:28: To hurt someone and have the true intention to do so both physically / mentally / financially
1 Nov 2012 21:40: Violation of a person's human rights by physical or emotional attack.
1 Nov 2012 22:13: to provoke another person
21 Nov 2012 08:22: Hands on
12 Nov 2013 16:37: When a person attacks another physically, but without a weapon. It could be pre-meditated, reactionary, or self defence.
13 Nov 2013 00:33: Attacking someone using physical violence and leaving visible marks such as bruising, broken bones etc.
14 Nov 2013 20:44: An assault is any unwanted attention from another person. This could be in terms of sexual, or violent assault, and can range from how serious it is.
14 Nov 2013 21:03: A violent attack from somebody
14 Nov 2013 21:41: Deliberately causing physical or mental harm to a person,
14 Nov 2013 21:47: Attacking another person with intent of injury
14 Nov 2013 21:55: Causing physical harm to another person,
14 Nov 2013 21:58: An attack on another person, usually through physical action
14 Nov 2013 22:18: To attack someone, physically,mentally or sexually.
15 Nov 2013 08:44: A physical attack on a person. Can be a charge.
15 Nov 2013 20:17: Violently attacking someone
16 Nov 2013 16:15: When someone attacks someone or something
16 Nov 2013 18:12: Attacking or causing harm to another person
17 Nov 2013 10:44: Assault can be various acts. GBH is an example of assault that involves harm physically caused to another individual and is what the term is mostly considered to mean however a person can be assaulted verbally. Sexual assault is another example.
17 Nov 2013 10:57: A mild or one off form of abuse (physical, sexual, verbal)
17 Nov 2013 12:21: Is not necessarily physical - assault includes being abusive to someone verbally or physically - it is not the same as battery
17 Nov 2013 17:19: A crime. Threatening to physically attack or harm someone.
17 Nov 2013 18:22: when you are physically hurt by a person
17 Nov 2013 19:29: Assault is an intentional attack on another person, that is usually un-provoked.
17 Nov 2013 22:13: to verbally attack people
17 Nov 2013 22:37: htting someone/physical harm, or verbal abuse
17 Nov 2013 23:10: A term meaning to attack someone or something.
18 Nov 2013 19:50: when someone attacks another person.
18 Nov 2013 20:03: When a person or persons personal space is attacked verbally or physically.
18 Nov 2013 22:02: An attract against a person
19 Nov 2013 23:24: to attack some one physically or mentally
30 Oct 2014 15:38: Causing physical harm to another being
30 Oct 2014 15:58: To physically attack or offend someone
30 Oct 2014 18:11: Having been subject to a physical or verbal or emotional attack that has in some way caused some damage
31 Oct 2014 18:12: An assault is when someone physically attacks another person causing them harm.
3 Nov 2014 17:07: Assault is an attack on somebody else which does not have to be physical.
3 Nov 2014 20:26: Physical violence towards anyone
3 Nov 2014 23:02: Being physically injured by a person
4 Nov 2014 13:50: When a person has been attacked either sexually, physically or mentally to the point it has caused damage to that person. It is intentional damage and can happen to anyone
4 Nov 2014 16:16: Violent and aggressive physical action causing harm to another person or persons
4 Nov 2014 19:25: Unprovoked attack (by unprovoked I mean you weren't hit first)
4 Nov 2014 19:43: Causing physical or emotional harm to another person.
4 Nov 2014 19:58: When someone has been physically hurt by another person
5 Nov 2014 12:35: If you have assaulted someone you have physically attack them and tried to a use them harm.
5 Nov 2014 13:10: To cause deliberate harm and therefore pain to someone trough force
5 Nov 2014 13:18: Threatening someone with violence, yet not causing harm.
5 Nov 2014 16:30: To threaten a person to the point where they feel under credible danger
5 Nov 2014 16:34: When someone purposely harms another person in a violent way
6 Nov 2014 20:39: when someone physically hits another or attempts to
7 Nov 2014 10:45: threatening and/or attacking someone with intent to harm
7 Nov 2014 12:05: To attack someone
7 Nov 2014 16:32: to cause or attempt to cause physical harm to someone and to actually mean to do it
7 Nov 2014 18:15: Causing bodily harm to another person
7 Nov 2014 19:01: Attacking someone. Assault is a very vague term as your can have physical assault, sexual assault etc.
7 Nov 2014 20:38: It means a violent act upon someone
7 Nov 2014 20:44: An attack by an individual/group of people on another.
7 Nov 2014 21:51: Physically or verbally harming another person
7 Nov 2014 22:00: fighting someone or otherwise messing them up somehow, for example punching someone in the face
7 Nov 2014 22:13: An injury/physical attack made towards a person in a manner that is inappropriate or exceeds the level of physicality needed in the situation.
8 Nov 2014 11:37: A physical attack
8 Nov 2014 13:57: When someone hits you
8 Nov 2014 14:13: To physically harm someone. Although in the general sense you can verbally assault someone I would imagine in the criminal law system this only applies to physical actions. This is more than just to touch someone without consent, it is to actually hurt someone in some way.
8 Nov 2014 14:20: When you have been attacked
8 Nov 2014 17:01: Harming another person physically.
8 Nov 2014 17:39: To be physically or verbally attacked
8 Nov 2014 21:29: Violence to someone
8 Nov 2014 22:34: Hurting, attacking a person.
9 Nov 2014 12:14: An assault is an attack on another. There are different types including GBH and ABH.
9 Nov 2014 14:42: A physical or mental attack on another person that is punishable by time in prison. There are different versions of assault, for example physical assualt by one person on another in a public place.
9 Nov 2014 19:36: The act of doing harm to someone.
10 Nov 2014 11:22: the offence that has been committed, can be physical in some cases but not always
10 Nov 2014 14:37: A physical attack on another citizen/citizens without any condoning reason behind said attack.
10 Nov 2014 14:54: violence towards a person
10 Nov 2014 15:41: Being physically harmed by another person/persons
10 Nov 2014 16:07: Physical or psychological abuse
10 Nov 2014 16:37: An act of violence by someone towards someone else. Could be physical or verbal
10 Nov 2014 17:32: A physical or verbal attack on someone.
10 Nov 2014 19:15: An attack verbally or physically on another person
10 Nov 2014 19:37: assault is the act of harming or offensive contacting a person.
10 Nov 2014 20:32: Aggressive behaviour/aggressive physical contact/behaviour which harms the person being assaulted against there wishes, it is between individuals or groups of people
10 Nov 2014 21:31: Harming someone
10 Nov 2014 21:33: An action that is violent in nature or with intent or suggestion of being violent upon another person
10 Nov 2014 22:14: Act causing harm, committed by one or persons individual against another/others
10 Nov 2014 22:20: physical, sexual or verbal assault, leading someone not knowing what to do if they are being assaulted!
10 Nov 2014 23:16: Attack could be physical verbal or other form that is intended to harm
10 Nov 2014 23:25: physical harm devious violent
10 Nov 2014 23:33: When you verbally or physically cause or threaten harm to someone.
10 Nov 2014 23:50: Purposefully hurt someone else in some way, usually physically.
11 Nov 2014 09:55: Causing someone harm or making someone believe they are at risk of being attacked or being caused harm
11 Nov 2014 10:24: A physical attack on someone
11 Nov 2014 10:40: The act of abuse by one person on another, whether that's verbal or physical.
11 Nov 2014 11:10: I assume assault would generally involve an unprovoked physical act of harming or similar to a person/persons
11 Nov 2014 11:23: Causing physical damage to a person. Broken bones or cuts.
11 Nov 2014 14:04: when someone uses physical violence towards another person in any way
11 Nov 2014 14:04: physically and intentionally hurting someone. e.g punching someone
11 Nov 2014 14:20: Non-life threatening physical harm to a third party.
11 Nov 2014 14:51: to hit, harm or damage someone
11 Nov 2014 15:18: An action of physical harm against a person against their will
11 Nov 2014 15:48: Causing another person injury or harm either physically or emotionally or both
11 Nov 2014 16:34: Physical assault is causing harm to the body, verbal assault is using words to harm a person emotionally
11 Nov 2014 19:00: Sexual, emotional, physical are all types of assult known to me. It is not clear from just the word "assult" to me which one of these it is referring to.
11 Nov 2014 21:12: Attacking someone but not just physically harming them i assume you can verbally assault someone
11 Nov 2014 22:05: I think it means that you have affected someone's personal well-being in a way that is detrimental or harmful.
12 Nov 2014 16:01: Causing harm to another, whether that be physical, verbal, or mental
27 Oct 2015 21:46: A physical attack
28 Oct 2015 22:24: When injury has been caused to a person. Can be in several forms including physical and mental injury.
28 Oct 2015 22:33: Aggressive behaviour on an individual that is physical in nature, that causes harm to them
29 Oct 2015 20:25: A physical attack
4 Nov 2015 13:20: Can be a physical, verbal or psychological attack
5 Nov 2015 19:42: To physically harm someone
6 Nov 2015 08:45: Physical attack by one or a group of persons on another person
6 Nov 2015 09:19: Violence towards another human being.
6 Nov 2015 23:49: physical abusive towards someone else
9 Nov 2015 20:59: when you attack or use physical force towards another person.
9 Nov 2015 21:09: When a person or people uninvitedly causes emotional or physical distress without permission and to detrimental effect.
9 Nov 2015 22:10: Physical or verbal abuse of another that causes harm
10 Nov 2015 21:28: When someone attacks someone else without being provoked
10 Nov 2015 21:39: Harming another person or being. Can be voluntary or involuntary, also verbal or physical
10 Nov 2015 22:23: An attack on another person
11 Nov 2015 13:43: When someone has done something wrong (agains the law) to someone else - so it could be physical eg striking someone, or emotional eg "sending someone to coventry" for an extended period of time
13 Nov 2015 10:09: Some one can assault another it could be physical
13 Nov 2015 17:58: in my opinion the word assault means to confront someone either verbally or physically causing them injury
14 Nov 2015 12:05: Assault - when an individual or group hurts another individual or group in a physical way on purpose, or in other words, not by accident; e.g. hitting, attacking etc. I think there is another category: 'grave and criminal assault' which is considered by those in the criminal justice system as a physical attack which is more serious or harmful. There may even be more categories. I think the definitions alter according to the jurisdiction in which the crime was committed.
16 Nov 2015 16:23: To attack someone. This can by by either by physical or verbal means.
16 Nov 2015 17:22: Harming some one could be physical ( hitting,kicking,biting etc), could be sexual;anything sexual but not actual rape.
16 Nov 2015 18:30: A criminal offence where by one person physically abuses another.
16 Nov 2015 19:46: Attacking someone, not necessarily physically - can also be verbally. You intend to cause some harm.
17 Nov 2015 08:29: To physically or verbally cause injury, or upset, to another person.
17 Nov 2015 13:18: Attacking/hurting somebody that has no intentions of assaulting you.
17 Nov 2015 17:30: An attack of some kind on another person.
17 Nov 2015 23:00: Person A has physically harmed person B but with little, or no injury (cuts or bruises)
18 Nov 2015 19:46: the act of inflicting physical attack on an individual or object
18 Nov 2015 20:21: Hurting someone
19 Nov 2015 13:30: When someone harms or abuses someone else in any way.
19 Nov 2015 19:22: I think assault means when one person inflicts harm on another person. It can be used in terms of verbal assault, physical and sexual.
19 Nov 2015 22:19: Assault can be either verbal or physical aimed at a person to cause fear,harm or pain.
19 Nov 2015 23:03: To make contact with an individual with the intention to cause harm
20 Nov 2015 15:15: The use of physical aggression against one or more people.
20 Nov 2015 16:50: Physically harm another person
20 Nov 2015 17:25: Assault can be a physical or verbal act from one or a group of people on another person or persons. It maybe a violent act but can be verbal, emotional or a sexual assault and violates a persons rights.
20 Nov 2015 18:29: When a person touches another without their permission this can be physical or verbal.
21 Nov 2015 17:38: A person who commits assault on another person causes harm which is often physical in nature. A technical assault can also occur when a person is threatened with harm such as a football match official being told during a game, by a player, "I'm going to smash you after the game!"
21 Nov 2015 18:58: Somebody has performed a physical action on another that is deemed unacceptable.
22 Nov 2015 14:39: Hurting some one physically
22 Nov 2015 15:52: an attack against another person
22 Nov 2015 16:04: when someone physically harms another person
22 Nov 2015 16:05: a physical violation or offence against a person in some way
22 Nov 2015 16:09: Assualt is when a person causes or has the ability to cause harm to somebody else
22 Nov 2015 16:09: unwanted physical action inflicted upon someone else
22 Nov 2015 16:18: To attack someone and be physical with them. to attack someone physically, causing physical harm
22 Nov 2015 16:20: to carry out an act of physical violence against another being. An intentional act.
22 Nov 2015 21:35: An assault is something that has caused harm to someone. It can be physical or verbal. Not as serious as ABH or GBH
22 Nov 2015 21:45: To cause someone actual harm or to cause them to fear harm
23 Nov 2015 00:16: When someone is attacked, term can be used in terms of physical or verbal assault.
23 Nov 2015 09:54: when someone physically attacks someone or touches someone without their permission
23 Nov 2015 14:05: Targeting an individual verbally or physically in a way that offends public decency or causes harm. This in the absence of evidence for self-defense.
23 Nov 2015 14:26: an attack where the attacked was a willing participant and absolutely does not want to be assaulted.
23 Nov 2015 14:26: Physically or verbally harm another
23 Nov 2015 14:45: An attack on someone.
23 Nov 2015 14:59: To launch a verbal or physical attack agajnst someone or something
23 Nov 2015 15:45: To harm somebody physically or mentally. To be a perpetrator.
8 Nov 2016 20:50: A physical attack on another person
8 Nov 2016 23:45: An attack on someone that causes pain, draws blood, or results in bruising.
8 Nov 2016 23:48: Causing actual or offensive harm to someone.
9 Nov 2016 01:44: Assault is when someone physically attacks someone else on purpose with intent to hurt them or take something from them.
9 Nov 2016 12:37: A word that describes an action taken to cause harm, or offence, to another.
9 Nov 2016 12:45: A physical attack on another individual
9 Nov 2016 14:23: Assault is when someone is harmed or harassed. Assault is usually a physical action .
9 Nov 2016 14:24: Assault can come in many forms, sexual, verbal and physical. The victim can suffer deep trauma
9 Nov 2016 14:24: When a victim has been verbally or physically attacked by somebody else
9 Nov 2016 14:31: An attack, either physical or verbal, from one person towards another person.
9 Nov 2016 17:25: Where someone has either physically or verbally hurt another person
9 Nov 2016 17:25: Where someone has either physically or verbally hurt another person
9 Nov 2016 20:07: Somebody attacking another person
9 Nov 2016 21:27: To have been assaulted by someone
9 Nov 2016 23:23: When someone hurts someone intentionally
9 Nov 2016 23:27: Harming or intending to physically harm another human being without their consent.
10 Nov 2016 10:43: Physically attempting to cause harm to someone
10 Nov 2016 12:05: Verbal or physical harm to someone but without body to body contact.
10 Nov 2016 18:57: an injury to a person not property
10 Nov 2016 20:21: When someone physically touches someone else
11 Nov 2016 14:41: Physical attack
11 Nov 2016 14:42: This can be a sustained attack on someone usually in a fight resulting in serious injury.
11 Nov 2016 16:02: Assault to me would be something someone does to you without permission nor respect. Basically, when someone assaults you they do something to you that you do not want or are not happy with.
11 Nov 2016 17:17: Physical abuse
11 Nov 2016 18:38: To attack physically
11 Nov 2016 19:29: physical or verbal attack on one or more people
11 Nov 2016 20:17: Attacking another person, not in self defence. Causing some kind of physical harm to them, with intent.
11 Nov 2016 20:22: beating someone up
11 Nov 2016 20:25: Slightly less than GBH
12 Nov 2016 09:38: Causing someone to apprehend immediate danger
12 Nov 2016 12:23: To influct physical harm on another person
13 Nov 2016 14:44: to cause physical harm to someone deliberatly
13 Nov 2016 21:18: Attacking a victim physically or verbally
13 Nov 2016 21:55: To cause physical harm
13 Nov 2016 21:57: The term assault means when someone physically hurts you through violence, if you assault someone you would have hit them violently.
14 Nov 2016 11:22: A verbal or physical abuse against an individual or group by another individual.
14 Nov 2016 13:24: An attack on another person. Could be either physical or sexual.
14 Nov 2016 13:59: Unrightfully and unprovoked attacking someone physically or verbally with the intention to cause emotional or physical harm
14 Nov 2016 17:05: To cause physical harm
14 Nov 2016 18:08: A violent act against another person can range from hitting to causing serious bodily harm to the other person involved
14 Nov 2016 18:08: An attack either verbally or physically that you have not agreed to
14 Nov 2016 18:14: To physically attack someone.
14 Nov 2016 18:42: Assult I think means the act of physical behaviour acted upon an individual with an intent to harm.
14 Nov 2016 18:44: A physical or mental attack that causes distress or harm
14 Nov 2016 19:49: Physical abuse or attack on a person
14 Nov 2016 20:16: Physical attack on a person
14 Nov 2016 20:16: Attacking someone in a harmful/psychical way
14 Nov 2016 20:18: Attacking another individual verbally or physically
14 Nov 2016 20:19: To physically hurt somebody not in self defence
14 Nov 2016 20:37: A crime when someone hurts someone else can be GBH or ABH
14 Nov 2016 20:44: Cause harm to someone, attack them physically
14 Nov 2016 20:45: Cause injury or attack
14 Nov 2016 21:27: Physical attack
14 Nov 2016 21:35: Physical violence to someone e.g. hitting, punching
14 Nov 2016 21:36: Hurting some one or doing something without there permission
14 Nov 2016 21:51: To attack someone in a violent or sexually way
14 Nov 2016 22:04: A physical, sexual, or physichological act that causes distress to another individual
14 Nov 2016 22:17: Physical harm
15 Nov 2016 01:18: To injure someone physically
15 Nov 2016 12:44: Someone wanting to deliberately cause harm to another individual or inflict pain.
15 Nov 2016 14:20: Assault means to make a physical attack on someone or something. For example, he pleaded guilty to assaulting a young women.
15 Nov 2016 15:40: This is where you physically or mentally hurt another person.
31 Oct 2017 18:32: hurt someone
31 Oct 2017 20:49: When you are attacked or attack Someone
3 Nov 2017 20:31: An act of physical or verbal abuse from one person to another
7 Nov 2017 14:33: Attack or injure someone physically
7 Nov 2017 20:12: Physical or sexual violence that was unprovoked
7 Nov 2017 20:30: Intentionally harming another person or touching them inappropriately without consent
7 Nov 2017 20:45: When somebody physically harms another person but not in a life threatening manner, for example, to punch somebody.
7 Nov 2017 20:50: An unprovoked attack or action towards someone else. Invading their personal space.
7 Nov 2017 20:50: An attack on somebody either verbally or physically
7 Nov 2017 20:58: Physical or verbal abuse to another person.
8 Nov 2017 10:54: Physically harming another person.
8 Nov 2017 19:58: An attack on someone's person, causing them injury. (The exact details/differentiations between what constitutes merely assault and what is a more serious crime such as Grievous Bodily Harm, I'd like to double check!)
8 Nov 2017 22:37: Verbally, physically or mentally hurting another individual
9 Nov 2017 13:54: causing mental or physical harm to someone.
9 Nov 2017 21:07: An offense against a human conducted without their will
11 Nov 2017 15:26: Physical action which causes damage to another person
11 Nov 2017 15:54: A violent attack on an innocent person, that is not performed in self defence.
12 Nov 2017 17:00: When someone violates and hurts another individual
12 Nov 2017 18:20: Physical violence by a person onto another
12 Nov 2017 18:37: Causing harm to/attacking someone
12 Nov 2017 18:49: Causing harm to another person
12 Nov 2017 19:02: Physically and verbally abuse someone
12 Nov 2017 19:48: When a person is atacked by another , physically or sexually
12 Nov 2017 21:10: A physics attack or a threat of physical attack on someone.
12 Nov 2017 23:01: Causing lasting harm by physical force or lasting emotional upset by verbally attacking someone.
13 Nov 2017 01:35: Purposefully inflicting damage and pain to another person.
13 Nov 2017 08:56: A pre meditated physical attack on another person
13 Nov 2017 08:58: A person has pushed, hit or punched another person following perhaps an argument or altercation.
13 Nov 2017 09:21: Assault means an attack by one person on another usually resulting in some degree of harm
13 Nov 2017 10:21: An action by one person or a number of people, that caused harm or distress to another person/people.
13 Nov 2017 10:31: verbal sexual or physical assault
13 Nov 2017 11:30: When someone hurts another person
13 Nov 2017 11:54: To physically attack someone/something
13 Nov 2017 12:17: The unwanted touching or infliction of an object or a part of your body onto another causing them harm
13 Nov 2017 13:25: An attack of someone in which they are harmed
16 Nov 2022 20:27: Physical or mental harm, as you can be verbally, physically, or sexually assaulted. While physical harm may be easier to see than the other two, they are still important. Can be committed by anyone.
16 Nov 2023 20:50: Attack or physical harm of another person. Different categories (physical, sexual, etc)
18 Nov 2023 12:52: any action or behaviour where w person intentionally causes harm to another person
18 Nov 2023 14:08: To intentionally cause physical or emotional harm to another person
18 Nov 2023 17:11: Attacking and hurting someone or something intentionally. This could be premeditated
18 Nov 2023 23:17: physical intentional harm to another person or persons
19 Nov 2023 16:05: Being hurt , physically or mentally
19 Nov 2023 17:01: Physically hurt or sexually abused or someone has used inappropriate slurs/language towards them.
19 Nov 2023 17:11: An attack - could be physical or verbal
19 Nov 2023 17:20: To behave aggressively towards someone or something physically or verbally to intentionally cause harm or upset
19 Nov 2023 18:03: A crime where a victim has been physically or psychologically harmed in some way.
20 Nov 2023 10:49: Any type of attack on someone that leaves damage, whether physical or mental
20 Nov 2023 13:34: Violence against an another individual. This can be in the form of sexual violence, physical violence and domestic
20 Nov 2023 14:29: Attacking another person.
20 Nov 2023 15:40: A physical, emotional or other phycological attack made against a person by another or others.
20 Nov 2023 15:53: Attack either physical or emotional/mental, something bad that someone has done to someone else against their will
20 Nov 2023 15:58: To be attacked, usually causing harm
20 Nov 2023 16:11: Physically attacking, hitting someone
20 Nov 2023 17:10: When one individual physically or verbally attacks another.
20 Nov 2023 17:19: Assault is an umbrella term for any kind of negative behaviour/attack, it could be physical, verbal, financial or sexual
20 Nov 2023 18:28: Means to physically assail or attack a being. Violent by its very nature. A very serious crime, especially if perpetrated by an armed individual.
20 Nov 2023 21:10: Being hit or struck by someone or something
20 Nov 2023 23:38: When someone physically attacks another person and causes intentional harm
21 Nov 2023 00:06: Physical attack
21 Nov 2023 08:42: To inflict violence, either verbally or physically, upon another person without due cause
21 Nov 2023 09:44: Physical aggressive touch from an individual without the other persons consent
21 Nov 2023 11:23: To be physically attacked by another person
21 Nov 2023 12:20: When one person attacks another, this can be expanded to physical assault or verbal assault
21 Nov 2023 12:28: Doing harm to another person which could cause damage to there body
21 Nov 2023 12:39: When someone is verbally/emotionally/physically hurt or attacked by someone
21 Nov 2023 12:49: Committed a crime on another person.
21 Nov 2023 13:11: Attack against someone cwrbally, physically or emotionally
21 Nov 2023 13:59: When someone has been hurt by another individual.
21 Nov 2023 14:22: An offense against someone - it could be physical or sexual but either way causes them pain or trauma in some form
21 Nov 2023 14:38: Harm caused to an individual, be that verbal or physical.
21 Nov 2023 14:40: An attack on something, not always physical as it could be verbal too
21 Nov 2023 17:36: To inflict bodily, emotional, mental harm to another person
21 Nov 2023 17:42: causing someone physical harm
21 Nov 2023 18:29: When someone attacks you without being provoked.
21 Nov 2023 19:12: An unwanted action, for example, sexual assault, physical assault, verbal assault. If someone has been assaulted it can be any of these or more.
21 Nov 2023 19:19: A form of premeditated attack of one person intended to harm another, especially physical
21 Nov 2023 19:36: An attack on another person. Could be sexual or physical or verbal.
21 Nov 2023 21:16: Physically harming another person.
21 Nov 2023 21:36: A violent attack on a natural person that results in them sustaining a non-life threatening injury.
21 Nov 2023 21:47: To harm someone purposely
21 Nov 2023 21:52: when someone either verbally or physically causes harm to another that is against the law.
21 Nov 2023 22:01: Assault can be caused in multiple ways. Mental, physical emotional etc. If you use it in a literal way. But I think it can also be misinterpreted, as one may be in a situation where the idea of self defense is raised, and protected themselves. There's always 2 sides to a story.
21 Nov 2023 22:39: it is the physical or maybe even verbal use of inappropriate force against someone else, I'd say to turn themselves in
21 Nov 2023 23:13: Hurting another with violence
21 Nov 2023 23:19: Harm to a person that can be physical or verbal.
22 Nov 2023 00:51: Physical or verbal attacks in an unprovoked manner.
22 Nov 2023 09:11: beating someone up
22 Nov 2023 19:42: To harm someone
23 Nov 2023 12:21: To harm someone
27 Nov 2023 09:48: I think it's like when someone threatens to punch you or something, but maybe they don't actually do it. Like, just scaring someone a bit.
27 Nov 2023 09:50: Assault, I reckon, is probably when someone just yells at you or gives you a dirty look. It's like, the verbal or mean stuff people do, but I'm not sure if it has to be really, like, intense or if it can be, you know, just a bit unfriendly.
28 Nov 2023 17:12: Assault, in the legal context, is when someone intentionally threatens or causes physical harm to another person, creating a reasonable fear of injury.
13 Dec 2023 16:25: violence towards another, whether verbal, physical or sexual
17 Oct 2024 15:27: attack someone verbally or physically with intent to harm. Any action with intended harm against another person can be considered assault.
18 Oct 2024 16:19: Being beaten up, touching you without consent
18 Oct 2024 16:31: To physically (and sometimes mentally) harm or hurt another person
18 Oct 2024 17:04: Where an individual(s) causes physical or mental harm to another person(s).
18 Oct 2024 21:40: Physical/sexual contact without consent being given by individual being touched causing harm or emotional distress.
19 Oct 2024 21:04: Getting hit or abused by someone
19 Oct 2024 21:24: To attack or physically hurt someone without reason (self defense)
20 Oct 2024 13:20: a physical attack on another person.
20 Oct 2024 13:37: threatening or harmful behaviour that causes, in most cases, physical harm to an individual
20 Oct 2024 13:39: To assault someone means to harm another person physically or mentally
20 Oct 2024 14:03: A very dry and specific term covering a full spectrum of physical acts carried out against a person, ranging from, say, pushing or barging to the infliction of injury-causing harm, perhaps with a fatal result.
20 Oct 2024 14:59: A deliberate and intentional action which causes actual or grevious bodily harm
20 Oct 2024 15:04: Injury caused to a person by force
20 Oct 2024 15:09: This refers to a type of attack which could present in many different forms such as physical when bodily injuries are inflicted by the attacker, verbal when defamatory language is used or sexual when there is unwanted intimate contact.
20 Oct 2024 15:59: Assault means when someone touches you without consent.
20 Oct 2024 17:41: To verbally or physically harm someone
20 Oct 2024 17:59: Assault is the act of physically harming another person by making direct contact with them via your hands, feet, head or any other part of the body capable of causing harm to another individual. There should be a reasonable threshold of harm for an action to be classed as an assault.
20 Oct 2024 18:57: The violation of a persons personal space with intent to cause harm
20 Oct 2024 19:58: Someone has been injured either verbally or physically and experienced harm.
20 Oct 2024 20:07: When there’s been a physical conflict where you have harmed someone such as a fight or even a sexual assault
20 Oct 2024 20:07: When there has been a physical conflict situation between you and or someone else
20 Oct 2024 20:14: Physical attack on a person with intent to cause harm
20 Oct 2024 20:44: Physical attack on an individual / group of individuals
20 Oct 2024 21:03: Something that goes against someone’s human rights and/or causes harm (physical or emotional)
20 Oct 2024 21:16: Making threats towards another person causing fear Unwanted touch/ harm It covers a range of offences from common assault to serious injury
20 Oct 2024 21:21: An incident in which someone attacks another person intentionally, either with a weapon or without. This can be in different forms such as verbal, physical, sexual and maybe even financial
20 Oct 2024 21:31: Hurting someone. Either sexually or physically
20 Oct 2024 21:50: To attack/threaten someone either physically or verbally
20 Oct 2024 21:52: Attacking someone verbally or emotionally.
20 Oct 2024 22:15: Harming an individual, verbally, physically or sexually and causing distresd
21 Oct 2024 11:20: To attack someone
21 Oct 2024 11:49: A physical action against someone else against their will, which has harmful consequences - physically or mentally
21 Oct 2024 11:51: Assault is when an individual or a group inflicts damage to another person / group
21 Oct 2024 14:09: Assault refers to carrying out an action the harms another person in anyway. It can be a physical attack or an emotionally threat
21 Oct 2024 14:12: an attack on a person or persons
21 Oct 2024 14:29: An act of aggression causing physical or mental harm.
21 Oct 2024 14:32: A crime which involves intentionally inflicting violence on somebody
21 Oct 2024 14:34: A violent attack
21 Oct 2024 14:43: When someone is physically or verbally aggressive and hurts another being.
21 Oct 2024 15:42: acting in an aggressive/violent/discriminative manner towards a victim. The victim feels violated and hurt by these actions whether they're physical, sexual or active
21 Oct 2024 16:11: Hitting someone and hurting someone
21 Oct 2024 17:05: To physically, mentally or emotionally harm someone in various ways
21 Oct 2024 19:14: I think an assault can be either a verbal and or physical attack by one or more persons against one or more other people...
21 Oct 2024 21:13: Attacking someone either physically or verbally
21 Oct 2024 21:20: Causing physical harm to another person
21 Oct 2024 21:39: Physically making contact with someone without their consent eg by slapping someone in the face or throwing something at someone. This would be relatively minor.
22 Oct 2024 08:46: Physically abusing someone. Whether it is hitting someone e.g. GBH or sexually laying hands on them unconsensually
22 Oct 2024 08:51: When someone inflicts harms on another person. Physically harms someone.
22 Oct 2024 10:41: To cause meaningful harm to someone
22 Oct 2024 11:21: Being physically attacked by another individual
22 Oct 2024 12:23: threat of imminent harm.
22 Oct 2024 13:12: An act of violence or attack from one being to another without the consent of the victim
22 Oct 2024 13:18: Physically touching/ getting in someone’s personal space without their consent and/or in an aggressive manner.
22 Oct 2024 13:38: Attacking someone
22 Oct 2024 15:13: Assault it the action of injuring someone else. It is a crime and the name embodies physical and verbal assault.
22 Oct 2024 15:46: Causing injury to another person
22 Oct 2024 17:20: Assault is causing harm to another individually. Can be physically through violence, sexual through harassment or verbally through speech
22 Oct 2024 17:25: Physically or verbally causing harm to an other human being or an animall.
22 Oct 2024 17:28: Harming someone
22 Oct 2024 17:31: Attacking someone or causing them physical harm.
22 Oct 2024 18:10: When one person commits an act of violence against another
22 Oct 2024 18:36: When someone gets attacked
22 Oct 2024 18:39: A physical attack on somebody
22 Oct 2024 18:53: Bodily attack
22 Oct 2024 18:56: A physical attack on someone.
22 Oct 2024 20:03: Harming someone in a physical way
22 Oct 2024 20:15: The use of aggressive force / physical contact without consent
22 Oct 2024 20:22: When force is used against someone to cause harm.
22 Oct 2024 20:33: Assault is to hurt someone.
22 Oct 2024 20:41: An attack against someone, can be verbal or physical
22 Oct 2024 20:55: Someone who as hit or beat someone up
22 Oct 2024 21:41: Causing physical harm to somebody
22 Oct 2024 22:31: Damage caused to someone by the accused
22 Oct 2024 22:39: Who instigated the assault? Assault is really bad, an uncomfortable word that seems one sided. There is always a victim
22 Oct 2024 22:46: Attacking of someone, lines can be blurred as to weather actual violence or threat of violence is needed. Violence may not be needed as left wing radicals may argue that misgendering is assault.
23 Oct 2024 01:13: A violent act that harms someone in a physical away. Could be classed as ABH or GBH
23 Oct 2024 02:00: An attack against a "target" individual, most often (but not always) physical. Assault is an act of violence against another individual, and can be motivated but is not always.
23 Oct 2024 07:29: An act of violence, usually physical.
23 Oct 2024 07:58: Verbally or physically assaulting someone Verbally is mentally abrasive and has lasting effects Physically abusing someone can cause harm/ damage to their bodies Both are vile
23 Oct 2024 11:13: Hitting or attacking someone with intent.
23 Oct 2024 11:15: An action (verbal or physical) taken against a person or group of people causing harm, damage or distress.
23 Oct 2024 11:18: Hurting someone
23 Oct 2024 11:35: Aggressive verbal or physical confrontation that is non consensual, and may make the recipient uncomfortable and fearful for their safety
23 Oct 2024 12:31: Assault, any kind of hurt to another person
23 Oct 2024 17:28: Attacking/hurting/causing pain to an unwilling victim. It is not accidental and can be planned. It is the act of causing harm against another human physically.
28 Oct 2024 16:44: Physical harming another person
6 Nov 2024 20:01: to hurt someone else or cause harm
9 Nov 2024 12:00: Someone who has really hurt someone else grievously and caused them harm of some sort. This could be a variety of harms, physical,sexual and maybe emotional.
9 Nov 2024 13:46: This means that a violent offence on a person has taken place
9 Nov 2024 16:13: Causing harm to someone physically who is not fighting back or doing the same back.
9 Nov 2024 18:19: To cause physical harm to someone with malicious intent
13 Nov 2024 16:37: Be touch in appropriately in a physical way that can cause hurt. You can be emotional assaulted though words but also physical by a person or group of people
13 Nov 2024 18:37: To physically hurt someone or something quite badly
13 Nov 2024 19:28: To inflict harm on another person
16 Nov 2024 01:19: An act that physically harms another person
16 Nov 2024 18:44: My first response would be an unwanted physical act perpetrated on someone or some others by another. It is possible that non-physical acts such as verbal abuse can also be classified as assault but would need to check this.
20 Nov 2024 14:23: An unprovoked attack on another individual, usually violent and/or physical
20 Nov 2024 15:11: Causing a person to respond to the threat or use of violence. Includes physical assault (hurting someone), verbal assault or someone believing that violence is imminent.
20 Nov 2024 15:42: attacking another person causing physical and/or mental distress unlawfully
20 Nov 2024 15:51: Physically attack, or make physical contact with in an aggressive manner.
20 Nov 2024 17:13: To physically or verbally attack someone
20 Nov 2024 19:22: Physical action taken against another with intent to harm
20 Nov 2024 20:23: Typically physical and committed against someone, to cause them harm which can manifest itself physically and psychologically. Doesn’t have to be violent
20 Nov 2024 23:35: Any action done with the intent to inflict harm or that results in harm to another person that is not deemed as self defence.
21 Nov 2024 10:00: Causing physical harm to someone. I think there may be non-physical things that can be called assault but I'm not sure on that one.

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