Reference meaning
assault
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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
Other meanings
2. noun
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
3. noun
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
4. noun
the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
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