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Noun Concept
Categories: Civil law (common law), United Kingdom-centric, Lawsuits, Tort law, Attempt
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assault  attempted murder  Assailants  Aggravated assault with a motor vehicle  assailant
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A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped WordNet 3.0
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A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so. Wikipedia
In common law, assault is the tort of acting intentionally, that is with either general or specific intent, causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact. Wikipedia
Attempted murder is a crime of attempt in various jurisdictions. Wikipedia
Crime and a tort involving physically harming, or threatening to harm, another person. Wikipedia Disambiguation
act causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive touching Wikidata
The tort whose action is such an act. Wiktionary