I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
aggravated assault
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He was charged with aggravated assault .
assault and battery
assault course
brutal murder/attack/assault
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a brutal attack on a defenceless old man
indecent assault
launch an attack/assault/offensive
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The press launched a vicious attack on the President.
lead an attack/assault
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Nelson preferred to lead the attack himself from the front.
mount an assault/attack
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Guerrillas have mounted an attack on the capital.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
alleged
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The court was told the charges relate alleged assaults between January 1, 1972, and December 31, 1973.
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He's admitted shoplifting, theft and criminal damage but denies two alleged assaults on police.
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He is understood to have approached the youths about an alleged assault in which a shop assistant was hurt.
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The alleged assaults happened when two officers went to arrest him at a house in Cathcart Road in London.
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This gave details of the alleged assault by him during the incident in question.
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Three of the alleged assaults are said to have occurred on New Year's Eve 1991.
indecent
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First, where the conduct would not be thought indecent by any right-minded observer, indecent assault could not be committed.
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He was acquitted of cruelty, maltreatment of a subordinate and indecent assault .
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Second, where right-minded observers would agree that the conduct was indecent , that would be an indecent assault .
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Before he was jailed in 1995 for six years for indecent assault , Allen amassed a multimillion-dollar fortune.
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Moreover, proof of non-consent on a charge of buggery or indecent assault is likely to become harder.
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The Prince rule of strict liability as to age, which applies equally to indecent assault , has already been noticed.
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It was held that there was no indecent assault .
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Facts: convicted of attempted robbery: pleaded guilty to two further offences of robbery and one of indecent assault .
physical
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This can take the form of physical assault , of lacerating accidents.
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It has, none the less, saved millions of families from hunger, homelessness, physical assault , and total despair.
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Boys, by and large, express their aggression in physical assault .
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Abuse cases have ranged from insulting words to physical assaults .
serious
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The players will face a retrial on charges of serious assault in October.
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From 1980, serious assaults in bars jumped by nearly 50 percent to 775 in 1989.
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Therefore, a person could be guilty of the most serious non-fatal assault but not of the lesser assault!
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There were thirteen percent fewer serious assaults .
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They had wide powers to arrest persons suspected of committing such crimes as theft, burglary, and serious assault .
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Stanley also reports an increase of section 53 sentences for crimes like murder and serious assault .
■ NOUN
course
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He reports that a trip to Catterick Camp to set up rope ladders on the assault course was heavy going.
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Many a swimming pool fund has run into choppy water and adventure playground appeals turned into assault courses !
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Even so, an exciting timed race around the challenging assault course on the hill produced some impressive performances.
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On the east side there was an assault course and a firing range.
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Visits, though immensely enjoyable, had elements of both the obstacle race and the assault course .
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For many, the real test was the assault course .
rifle
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Over 7,000 assault rifles , 500 rocket launchers and several tonnes of explosives have been recovered.
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The men fled in a car and could be armed with assault rifles , said Capt.
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They are jointly charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and possessing Semtex and six assault rifles on or before April 13.
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Out of the darkness stepped four men with AK-47 assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns, Anaya said.
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All in all, it is enough to protect the occupants from an assault rifle or the shrapnel from a grenade.
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He said they were not assault rifles .
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Guards with AK47 assault rifles patrol the camp perimeter but there is no need to keep people in.
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Large-caliber firearms, semiautomatic pistols and assault rifles are forbidden to civilians altogether.
weapon
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The manufacture and sale of nine types of foreign and domestic semi-automatic assault weapons would also be prohibited for three years.
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Manufacturers continue to glut communities with handguns, assault weapons and ammunition.
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But the ban helped drop the number of assault weapons traced to crimes to 3, 504&038;.
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I will veto any attempt to repeal the assault weapons ban or the Brady bill.
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Dole said the assault weapons ban did not work, because many of the weapons were altered to make them legal.
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He still stands for repealing the assault weapons ban.
■ VERB
allege
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Police are investigating 35 cases of alleged assault by officers.
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He would not disclose any other details of the alleged assaults .
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In March 1989 the police officer was served with summonses alleging two offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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On the afternoon of the riot, the headlines reported four alleged assaults against white women.
commit
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Juveniles 15 and older committing rape or forcible assault are named prominently in offenses automatically transferred to adult court.
convict
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MacPherson, of Elmstone Gardens, Hemlington, was convicted of assault with intent to rob.
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He was arrested and convicted of the assaults .
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The police arrested the offender who was tried and convicted of assault .
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If he had been convicted under the assault charge he would not have been eligible for early release.
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She was convicted of assault and cleared on appeal but was prevented from returning to work.
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Davis was arrested weeks later and convicted of second-degree assault .
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Paul Mormando and Anthony Miccio were convicted on misdemeanor assault and discrimination charges.
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Nineteen-year-old Joseph Powell was convicted of assault and sentenced to three to nine years in prison.
deny
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The sergeant has denied assault , in a trial that's expected to last five days.
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He's admitted shoplifting, theft and criminal damage but denies two alleged assaults on police.
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Pratt denies assault causing actual bodily harm.
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Ann Chinket and husband Ian, both 34, deny assault .
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Hadley, 35, a father of two from Great Barr, Birmingham, denied four indecent assaults but was found guilty.
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Danjuma, 36, of Wigan, denies five indecent assault charges.
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Blissett, of Rickmansworth, Herts, denies assault .
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He denies false imprisonment, assault and blackmail.
launch
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Repealers launched a double-edged assault on medics.
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Thirty policemen were massacred in Rukum last week when the rebels launched a direct assault on their heavily fortified headquarters.
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Republican Congressional leaders have launched a rhetorical assault against the Clinton proposal this week.
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They launched their assaults with the equally traditional use of overwhelming firepower.
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The main central banks exploited yesterday's thin market to launch another visible assault on the dollar.
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Then he launched an assault on his Moscow neighbour.
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Much to their credit in launching a spirited assault on the Neath lead, Bridgend did attempt to spread the ball wide.
lead
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Divided élite leading the assault upon itself may be in no position to withstand the pressures of a restless population.
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Marines will be landing from several San Diego-based ships, led by the amphibious assault ships Tarawa and Peleliu.
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A police investigation has led to charges of assault against five officers.
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The disclosures have led to firings, assaults and other forms of harassment against the parolees and ex-cons.
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On the final day when Anlec fell Mentheus was killed as he led the assault .
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Belfastman Dawson Stelfox led the four-man assault on Everest.
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There was no doubt at all, if he led this assault , that he would not return.
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I should persuade the King to change his mind, and let Messer Niccolò lead an assault .
mount
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The police mounted an early-morning assault on his office, and Mr Bucaram came running out with his hands up.
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Jones mounted a quick two-fisted assault and the title changed hands in those brief, dramatic seconds.
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The idea of secular power in itself meant little before the propagandists of the eleventh-century papal reform mounted their assault on it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
amphibious operation/force/assault
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MacArthur stated that it was imperative to prevent the dispatch of an amphibious force.
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Marines will be landing from several San Diego-based ships, led by the amphibious assault ships Tarawa and Peleliu.
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Operation Downfall called for two amphibious assaults.
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Ross previously was assigned as executive officer of the amphibious assault ship Essex.
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The amphibious assault ship Peleliu will lead the ready group, which includes the Juneau and Comstock.
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Two other such joint exercises, involving marine and amphibious forces, were already scheduled to start on Aug. 3.
frontal attack/assault
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A full frontal assault right in the snout.
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But the frontal assault on Cobdenite assumptions was the challenge to free trade itself.
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Efforts should then be entirely concentrated on the frontal attack.
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Gorbad, still weak from the wound suffered at Grunberg, was unprepared for a frontal assault.
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If we were fit, a frontal assault would be suicide.
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The congress went further, straying close to a frontal attack on the ruling party.
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They are a frontal assault of the Devil not only upon believers but on human beings everywhere.
second-degree murder/assault/burglary etc
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A 16-year-old black youth, Lemrick Nelson, was later charged with second-degree murder in relation to the stabbing.
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After psychiatric evaluations found that he was competent to stand trial, Harwood pleaded guilty July 16 to second-degree murder.
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Bach, 13, was arrested late last month and charged with second-degree murder.
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Davis was arrested weeks later and convicted of second-degree assault.
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He faces a count of second-degree murder in the Nov. 10 shooting death of Brad Hansen, also 13.
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However, the degree of severity of the indictment, which could range from negligent homicide to second-degree murder, remains unclear.
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Kravitz reduced the charge to second-degree murder.
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Last week, she won her freedom after agreeing not to contest charges of second-degree murder.
third-degree murder/burglary/assault etc
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Butch finally pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Assaults on public transportation workers have doubled in the last 10 years.
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a massive armed assault on the city
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He was convicted of adultery and indecent assault .
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Only a successful assault on the rebel's headquarters could have ended the civil war.
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She served three years in prison for assault .
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The charges against the prisoner include criminal damage and assault .
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The Combined Fleet made plans for an assault on Midway Island.
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the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault within the home
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the Gulf of California is closer than you think, and currently under assault by everything from pollution to poaching.
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For medical treatment after the assault .
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He admitted 25 counts of indecent assault against two sisters and a brother between 1975 and 1981.
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Just prior to our assault , they had fired 6, 000 rounds of artillery and bombed it all morning.
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Out of the darkness stepped four men with AK-47 assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns, Anaya said.
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Painter cleared of bar assault charge A SELF-employed painter and decorator was yesterday cleared of assaulting the manager of a Harrogate bar.
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Surgery, an obvious form of consensual assault , is also, understandably, permitted.
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The most highly skilled soldiers advocated rapid maneuver and quick assault when contact was made.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
indecently
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Ian Beckett, the deputy chief constable of Surrey, has been cleared of indecently assaulting two female colleagues.
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Albert Ninham, 75, admitted indecently assaulting two boys aged 12 and 11 in November last year.
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Instead, she was put on probation for a year after admitting indecently assaulting four 15-year-old boys.
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Eight of the paratroopers were found guilty of indecently assaulting the woman soldier.
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The young man was found not guilty of indecently assaulting the 16-year-old schoolgirl by the jury after a three-hour retirement.
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But, it was said, he took him to his flat and indecently assaulted him while two other men looked on.
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A week later Michael Musgrove, 21, was jailed for 13 years for raping three women and indecently assaulting two others.
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A driving examiner has been jailed for four months for indecently assaulting four women test candidates.
physically
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They had demanded the release of political prisoners and had reportedly been physically assaulted .
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Although all the victims obeyed the intruders' orders, one man was physically assaulted , said Deputy Benita Nichol.
sexually
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Read in studio Two twelve year old girls have been sexually assaulted by a masked man in Milton Keynes.
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Davis has admitted to that crime as well, but denied that he sexually assaulted the child.
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Detectives puzzling over a motive say the girls were not sexually assaulted .
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An autopsy, however, found that she died of asphyxiation and had been sexually assaulted .
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Just over two weeks ago a 27 year old woman was sexually assaulted in an alleyway.
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One therapist was recently sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting four little girls.
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Read in studio An autistic teenage boy has been sexually assaulted after disappearing from his home.
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Gene McKinney, sexually assaulted her in 1996.
■ NOUN
person
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You might destroy vital medical evidence which will help prove the case against the person who assaulted you.
■ VERB
accuse
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To have me accused of assaulting you?
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Zurich Robinson, a black pro football quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a female sportscaster.
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In summary, don't find yourself being accused of assaulting a young person.
rape
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We don't want to be murdered, raped , robbed, assaulted , or criminally victimized in any other way.
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Because the women he raped and assaulted were trusting enough to accept one glass of wine from him?
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Police sergeant Paul Banfield, 33, has been jailed for 18 years for raping and sexually assaulting women while on duty.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A storekeeper was assaulted in an alley by eight youths.
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He assaulted a female flight attendant who refused to serve him more drinks.
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I stepped into the room and was assaulted by the heat and noise.
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She was kidnapped and sexually assaulted at gunpoint.
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Some supporters ran onto the field and assaulted the referee.
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The Senator was assaulted with abuse from angry demonstrators.
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These routes are assaulted every winter by climbers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A short time later, a woman was assaulted in a nearby apartment.
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An autopsy, however, found that she died of asphyxiation and had been sexually assaulted.
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He raised his eyebrows, waited.-Sir, he assaulted me.
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Ian Beckett, the deputy chief constable of Surrey, has been cleared of indecently assaulting two female colleagues.
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In February 1991, two black students from the University of Maine were allegedly assaulted by nine white men.
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In one case there were two 13-year-old girls, who had been sexually assaulted and left for dead.
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It seems as though we have conquered the traditional infectious diseases only to be assaulted by new ones.
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Rootham and Thompson admitted assaulting Mr Griffiths.