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assault
English
Etymology
From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, from the verb asaillir, from Latin assili?, from ad (“towards”) + sali? (“to jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s??lt/
- (regional, California) IPA(key): /??s?lt/
Noun
assault (countable and uncountable, plural assaults)
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5
- Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
- (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
- (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Synonyms
- onfall, onrush
Coordinate terms
- battery
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
assault (third-person singular simple present assaults, present participle assaulting, simple past and past participle assaulted)
- (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
- (transitive) To threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Middle French
Noun
assault m (plural assauls)
- (chiefly military) assault; attack
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accusation
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) accusasiowne (15th century)
- (obsolete) accusacion (15th century)
Etymology
First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accusacion, borrowed from Old French acusacion (French accusation), from Latin acc?s?ti? (“accusation, indictment”), from acc?s? (“blame, accuse”). Doublet of accusatio. More at accuse. Equivalent to accuse +? -ation
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/, /?æk.j?.?ze?.??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
accusation (countable and uncountable, plural accusations)
- The act of accusing.
- (law) A formal charge brought against a person in a court of law.
- An allegation.
Synonyms
- allegation
- assertion
- censure
- charge
- crimination
- impeachment
Translations
Anagrams
- anacoustic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acc?s?ti?, acc?s?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ky.za.sj??/
Noun
accusation f (plural accusations)
- accusation
Derived terms
- chef d'accusation
Related terms
- accuser
References
- “accusation” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
Further reading
- “accusation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
accusation (plural accusationes)
- accusation
accusation From the web:
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- what accusation mean
- what accusation is made against wargrave
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