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as in violations
the act of forcing a person to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse
attended a class teaching women self-defense against assault
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as in attacks
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
was arrested for his assault of the bystander
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as in rapes
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in raids
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaults
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Police called for assaults, contraband Records show violence at Lookout Mountain was commonplace.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
But while most of these assaults used to come at night, there have been more daytime threats in recent weeks.
—Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Several investigations and studies revealed the facility was plagued with poor infrastructure and mismanagement, rapes, assaults, and allegations of medical malpractice.
—Pj Green
september 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
In place of men, Ukraine has increasingly used machines to fend off Russian assaults, preserving the lives of its soldiers and civilians.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Here’s what state and federal laws say about the penalties for assaults or attacks on federal law enforcement officers, including ICE agents and those working with them.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
The Department of Homeland Security reports assaults against ICE officers are up more than 1,000%.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
That's my biggest fear every night, especially with these increases [in assaults], that everyone gets home safe every night.
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Noun
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The attorneys argued that state officials' failure to disclose public information prevents them from ensuring that Ward's execution is carried out without constitutional violations.—
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Criminal violations can be punished by up to 1 year in jail and up to $100,000 in fines, officials said.—
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There have been at least 50 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement this year, resulting in 66 officers being shot, 15 of them fatally, according to the report.—
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Poor weather and battlefield obscurants continue to endanger warfighters as adversaries rely on these conditions to escape attacks.—
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Lanier rapes Forsythe during a job interview, which O’Brien recounts in upsetting, unwavering detail.—
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Donald treats Ivana with similar contempt, and then rapes her.—
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The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).—
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Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.—
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Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act.—
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The answer to the question of what is legal and what is not, what violates an individual’s First Amendment protections can be murky depending on specific circumstances — who said or wrote what and under what circumstances.—
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Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.—
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If at all possible, things get even worse when another group of men storms the house, claiming to be police.—
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For too long, Peterson has struggled to throw strikes.—
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Israel has carried out waves of strikes targeting Houthi military facilities and civilian infrastructure the IDF says is used by the Houthis.—
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So that forces us to be more advanced in dealing with [risks that are considered long-tail] in the US.—
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The agent then grabs Moreta-Galarza and forces her several feet down the hallway and into a wall.—
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“Assaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaults. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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