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Collocations for assault - noun

1. crime of attacking sb

ADJ.

brutal, savage, vicious, violent | common
(law)
aggravated
(law),
serious | alleged | attempted | indecent, physical, racial, sexual | police

QUANT.

series, wave

VERB + ASSAULT

carry out, commit
assaults committed by teenagers
be the victim of, suffer

ASSAULT + VERB

happen, take place

PREP.

~ against
Better street lighting has helped reduce the number of assaults against women.
~ on/upon

PHRASES

allegations of assault
allegations of police assault on the boy
assault and battery
(law)

2. military/verbal attack

ADJ.

all-out, direct, frontal, full-scale, major, massive
After an all-out assault the village was captured by the enemy.
fresh, further | sustained
She used the article to make a sustained assault on her former political allies.
successful | air, amphibious, ground
air assaults by fighter planes
military | verbal

QUANT.

series

VERB + ASSAULT

carry out, launch (into), lead, make, mount
Enemy troops launched an assault on the town. | He launched into a verbal assault on tabloid journalism.
come under
The factory came under assault from soldiers in the mountains
withstand
The garrison was built to withstand assaults.

ASSAULT + NOUN

course
They took part in a vigorous army assault course.
rifle | force

PREP.

under ~
Today these values are under assault.
~ on
a series of assaults on enemy targets

Collocations for assault - verb

ADV.

badly, brutally, savagely, seriously, violently | indecently, physically, sexually, verbally

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