Vocabulary

assault

暴行(ぼうこう)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Common

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(1) Noun
A violent physical or verbal attack.  A military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces.
身体(しんたい)的(てき)または言葉(ことば)による猛烈(もうれつ)な攻撃(こうげき)。通常(つうじょう)、敵(てき)軍(ぐん)との直接(ちょくせつ)戦闘(せんとう)を伴(ともな)う軍事(ぐんじ)攻撃(こうげき)。

Examples

  1. The president's son was arrested for assault of his girlfriend, which caused considerable embarrassment.

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