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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
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a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
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the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
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verb
attack someone physically or emotionally
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- The mugger assaulted the woman
- Nightmares assailed him regularly
verb
force (someone) to have sex against their will
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- The woman was raped on her way home at night
verb
attack in speech or writing
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- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker