/ əˈtemptɪd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a crime, etc. ) that sb has tried to do but without success :
attempted rape / murder / robbery
/ əˈtemptɪd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( of a crime, etc. ) that sb has tried to do but without success :
attempted rape / murder / robbery
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005