criminal assault — see assault Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
criminal assault — An assault for which the assailant may be criminally prosecuted. 6 Am J2d Asslt & B § 8. A statute which provides that whoever unlawfully attempts to strike, hit, touch, or do any violence to another, however small, in a wanton, wilful, angry, or … Ballentine's law dictionary
criminal assault — Law. 1. an attack by physical force on a person for which the attacker is liable to criminal prosecution. 2. a similar act with intent to commit rape. * * * … Universalium
criminal assault — noun : a violent physical attack upon a person especially with sexual contact or attempt at sexual contact : rape * * * Law. 1. an attack by physical force on a person for which the attacker is liable to criminal prosecution. 2. a similar act… … Useful english dictionary
assault — as·sault 1 /ə sȯlt/ n [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1: the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm… … Law dictionary
ASSAULT — ASSAULT, the infliction of any degree of violence on the body of another person, whether injury results or not. The biblical injunction, he may be given up to 40 lashes but not more (Deut. 25:3), which applies to flogging by way of punishment,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Assault — This article is about the criminal act. For tortious aspects of assault, see Assault (tort). For other uses, see Assault (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
assault and battery — Law. an assault with an actual touching or other violence upon another. [1580 90] * * * Related but distinct crimes. Battery is the unlawful application of physical force to another; assault is an attempt to commit battery or an act that may… … Universalium
assault — A demonstration of an unlawful intent by one person to inflict immediate injury on the person of another then present; an intentional attempt by a person, by force or violence, to do an injury to the person of another; an attempt to commit a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
criminal — [[t]krɪ̱mɪn(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ criminals 1) N COUNT A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes. A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals in Moroto. Syn: offender 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Criminal means connected with crime. Her… … English dictionary
