Synonym: attack, charge, offense, onslaught. Similar words: pass away, vassal, passage, ambassador, haul, sauce, essay, adult. Meaning: [ə'sɔːlt] n. 1. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack 2. a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped 3. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 4. the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will. v. 1. attack someone physically or emotionally 2. force (someone) to have sex against their will 3. attack in speech or writing.
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(91) Republican Congressional leaders have launched a rhetorical assault against the Clinton proposal this week.
(92) Coun Garvey took out a private summons alleging assault against Coun Carr.
(93) Forty thousand cases of assault against children were reported last year, believed to be only a fraction of the real total.
(94) It has, none the less, saved millions of families from hunger, homelessness, physical assault, and total despair.
(95) They therefore proved natural allies in her assault upon the seat of consensus in Whitehall.
(96) For such a man to assault the Government citadel, garrisoned by aristocrats, and buttressed by wealth, seemed mere madness.
(97) Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.
(98) A similar assault can be observed in real estate as companies such as Century 21 gobble up local real estate agencies.
(99) The amphibious assault ship Peleliu will lead the ready group, which includes the Juneau and Comstock.
(100) It represents a small assault on the bastion of purdah.
(101) Out of the darkness stepped four men with AK-47 assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns, Anaya said.
(102) Stanley also reports an increase of section 53 sentences for crimes like murder and serious assault.
(103) Soul was arrested on a charge of assault and spousal abuse and led away in handcuffs.
(104) The message of the April 27 police assault on war protesters had sunk in.
(105) Boys, by and large, express their aggression in physical assault.
(106) The Combined Fleet made plans for an assault on Midway Island.
(107) This can take the form of physical assault, of lacerating accidents.
(108) Over 7,000 assault rifles, 500 rocket launchers and several tonnes of explosives have been recovered.
(109) Moreover, proof of non-consent on a charge of buggery or indecent assault is likely to become harder.
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(110) MacPherson, of Elmstone Gardens, Hemlington, was convicted of assault with intent to rob.
(111) Even so, an exciting timed race around the challenging assault course on the hill produced some impressive performances.
(112) In April, Sharpe pleaded guilty to possessing a crack pipe and no contest to attempted aggravated assault.
(113) She was convicted of assault and cleared on appeal but was prevented from returning to work.
(114) Nineteen-year-old Joseph Powell was convicted of assault and sentenced to three to nine years in prison.
(115) It is uncertain whether words alone can amount to an assault.
(116) Police are investigating 35 cases of alleged assault by officers.
(117) I will veto any attempt to repeal the assault weapons ban or the Brady bill.
(118) They made their assault on the south face of the glacier.
(119) The pattern held true for rapes, robberies and aggravated assault.
(120) The assault on Watson and the theft of his patrol car are two separate crimes, he contended, requiring separate sentences.
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