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as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaulting
In 2017 and 2018, Werhan was arrested on separate occasions in Pittsfield, Massachusetts for allegedly assaulting his father and girlfriend, according to the warrant affidavit.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Weinstein was originally convicted of assaulting both Mann and Haley in 2020, but that verdict was overturned on a 4-3 vote by the state’s highest court in 2024.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In 2023, Majors was arrested for physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari; he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment later that year.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In 2022 members were accused of assaulting an elderly California man — an attack that left one of them dead after the man opened fire, according to police and prosecutors in Vallejo.
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors are moving to dismiss charges against a man in Minneapolis who was accused of assaulting federal officers.
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Conor Wight,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Eduardo Cruz Garcia, 39, was charged with assaulting and injuring a federal officer in connection with a van striking an immigration officer while agents in New Jersey sought to make a traffic stop.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Previously, Jackman had been convicted of a series of rapes in California, assaulting 20 people in Orange County in 1975 and 1976.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
The singer received treatment at a nearby hospital for a possible overdose but was accused of assaulting police officers.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
Weinstein was originally convicted of assaulting both Mann and Haley in 2020, but that verdict was overturned on a 4-3 vote by the state’s highest court in 2024.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
25 June 2026
In 2023, Majors was arrested for physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari; he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment later that year.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
In 2022 members were accused of assaulting an elderly California man — an attack that left one of them dead after the man opened fire, according to police and prosecutors in Vallejo.
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Prosecutors are moving to dismiss charges against a man in Minneapolis who was accused of assaulting federal officers.
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Conor Wight,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Eduardo Cruz Garcia, 39, was charged with assaulting and injuring a federal officer in connection with a van striking an immigration officer while agents in New Jersey sought to make a traffic stop.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Previously, Jackman had been convicted of a series of rapes in California, assaulting 20 people in Orange County in 1975 and 1976.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
The singer received treatment at a nearby hospital for a possible overdose but was accused of assaulting police officers.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaulting
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Officials accused her in the letter of violating the university’s time, place and manner policy, which sets rules on free speech activities on campus.
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In March, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against Kalshi for allegedly violating the state's Lawful Sports Betting Act by allowing residents to participate in sports betting under the form of trading event contracts.
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He is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a beer mug inside the Hula Bar on Saturday night.
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Liv Morgan controversially interrupted Iyo Sky's coronation, attacking her and forcing a tap-out.
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The move announced at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing came after jurors last month could not agree about whether Weinstein was guilty of raping Mann inside a Midtown hotel room in March 2013.
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Chavez, who died in 1993, now stands accused of raping young girls and women, including UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta.
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Want to stop raiding the fridge every night before bed?
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While our dreams of raiding Tay Tay’s closet will likely never come true, that won’t stop of from borrowing her style and shopping Swift’s favorite designer brands.
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They were easily beaten by Brazil in the final match of the group stage, and their head coach Steve Clarke came in for criticism after storming out of his post-match interview before stepping down from his role when their exit was confirmed on Saturday.
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Listen to Hoffman discuss storming out of the Emmys in the Bald and the Beautiful episode above.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific.
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before ambushing Thompson in New York City.
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Lit up by minor-leaguers ambushing first-pitch fastballs?
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“Assaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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