criminal assault
Illegal physical harm
Criminal assault is the legal term for an unlawful physical attack or threat of violence against another person.
The exact definition varies by jurisdiction, but generally requires intent to harm or cause fear of imminent harm.
More serious forms—aggravated or felonious assault—involve weapons or result in significant injury: He was charged with criminal assault after the bar fight.
- first degreeInitial academic credential
- physical injuryBodily harm or damage
- statuteEnacted written rule
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
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- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
criminal assaultself-defense
Protecting oneself from harm
justifiable homicide · defense of others · defensive action · citizen's arrest · mutual combat
criminal assaultrescue
Save from harm
medical treatment · first aid · protection · emergency care · healing touch
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