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Meaning of "assault weapon" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSAULT WEAPON

assault weapon  [əˈsɔːlt ˈwɛpən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSAULT WEAPON

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conjunction
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Assault weapon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSAULT WEAPON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

assault weapon

Assault weapon

In the United States, assault weapon is a legal and political term used in firearms laws to define and restrict specific firearms. Definitions usually include semi-automatic firearms with a detachable magazine and one or more tactical, cosmetic, ergonomic, or safety features, such as a flash suppressor, pistol grip, or barrel shroud, respectively. The exact definition of the term varies among federal, state, and local jurisdictions limiting or prohibiting firearms manufacture, importation, sale, or possession. Some firearms are specified by name. A key defining law was the defunct Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. At that time, the U.S. Justice Department stated "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use." Considerable debate continues in the United States on how assault weapons should be defined, whether or not they should be legally restricted more than other firearms, and even whether or not the term should be used at all.

Definition of assault weapon in the English dictionary

The definition of assault weapon in the dictionary is a weapon, such as a rifle, that is intended for use by soldiers in battle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSAULT WEAPON


aspen
ˈæspən
bioweapon
ˈbaɪəʊˌwɛpən
cheapen
ˈtʃiːpən
copen
ˈkəʊpən
dampen
ˈdæmpən
deepen
ˈdiːpən
happen
ˈhæpən
hempen
ˈhɛmpən
lippen
ˈlɪpən
open
ˈəʊpən
reopen
riːˈəʊpən
Ripon
ˈrɪpən
saucepan
ˈsɔːspən
sharpen
ˈʃɑːpən
tampan
ˈtæmpən
tapen
ˈteɪpən
tarpon
ˈtɑːpən
unweapon
ʌnˈwɛpən
weapon
ˈwɛpən
yaupon
ˈjɔːpən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSAULT WEAPON

assassin bug
assassin fly
assassinate
assassination
assassinator
assault
assault and battery
assault course
assault photographer
assault rifle
assault troops
assaulter
assaultive
assaultively
assaultiveness
assay
assay kit
assay office
assayable
assayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSAULT WEAPON

atomic weapon
binary weapon
biological weapon
capon
dalapon
enhanced radiation weapon
laser weapon
murder weapon
nuclear weapon
offensive weapon
particle beam weapon
secret weapon
superweapon
traditional weapon
yapon

Synonyms and antonyms of assault weapon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «assault weapon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSAULT WEAPON

Find out the translation of assault weapon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assault weapon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assault weapon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

突击武器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arma de asalto
570 millions of speakers

English

assault weapon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हमले के हथियार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلاح الاعتداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штурмовым оружием
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arma de assalto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হামলা অস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arme d´assaut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senjata serangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Angriffswaffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

攻撃用武器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공격 무기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serangan senjata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vũ khí tấn công
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாக்குதல் ஆயுதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्राणघातक हल्ला शस्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Saldırı silahı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

un´arma d´assalto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

atak broń
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штурмовим зброєю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armă de asalt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όπλο επίθεσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanranding wapen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överfall vapen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

angrepsvåpen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assault weapon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAULT WEAPON»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSAULT WEAPON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assault weapon

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2 QUOTES WITH «ASSAULT WEAPON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word assault weapon.
1
Joe Lhota
There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon.
2
Mike Quigley
When you have a high-volume magazine or an assault weapon, you're not hunting deer or protecting your home; you're out to hunt people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSAULT WEAPON»

Discover the use of assault weapon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assault weapon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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State laws and published ordinances, firearms
(2) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not prohibit the delivery, transfer, or sale of an assault weapon to, or the possession of an assault weapon by, a sworn peace officer member of an agency specified in subdivision (e), provided that the peace  ...
2
State Laws and Ordinances on Firearms
that includes an assault weapon registered under Section 12285, if the assault weapon is possessed at a place set forth in paragraph (1 ) of subdivision (c) of Section 12285 or as authorized by the probate court. (i) Subdivision (a) shall not  ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1994
3
State Laws and Published Ordinances, Firearms, 2010-2011
(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the possession of an assault weapon by any person prior to July 1, 1994, if all of the following are applicable: (1) The person is eligible under sections 2937] and 53- 202a to ...
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (U.S.), Tobacco And Firearms Bureau Alcohol, 2013
4
Congressional Record, V. 151, Pt. 4, March 11 to April 6 2005
"(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of enactment of this subsection. "(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any firearm ...
Congress, 2009
5
Dangerous Weapons Control Law 1991
Any person who (1) obtains title to an assault weapon registered under this section by bequest or intestate succession, (2) moves into the state in lawful possession of an assault weapon, or (3) lawfully possessed a firearm subsequently ...
‎1993
6
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
Critics of proposed new regulations of assault weapons argued that it was difficult to produce an acceptable definition of what constitutes an assault weapon. They also noted that the firing process for many hunting rifles was the same as that of ...
Gregg Lee Carter, 2012
7
Gun Control in the United States: A Reference Handbook
The assault weapons provision banned 19 named guns and approximately 200 other guns that fit the generic definition of an “assault weapon” for a period of 10 years. This definition emphasized that selected pistols (e.g., the TEC-9 and the ...
Gregg Lee Carter, 2006
8
Gun Digest Buyer's Guide To Assault Weapons
The first, the infamous Assault Weapon Ban of 1994, is no longer in effect. However, several states and cities have bans in effect that mirror these definitions . Note also that the law addressed the assembly of assault-style firearms from ...
Phillip Peterson, 2008
9
Shots in the Dark: The Policy, Politics, and Symbolism of ...
lobbying by the NRA.46 In addition, inclusion of the assault-weapon legislation in the larger crime bill would have entangled it in the internal Democratic fight over death-penalty legislation, which was also included in the bill.47 By October, ...
William J. Vizzard, 2000
10
A Clash of Arms: The Great American Gun Debate
§12280 PENAL CODE (b) Except as provided in Section 12288, any person who, within this state, possesses any assault weapon, except as provided in this chapter, is guilty of a public offense and upon conviction shall be punished by ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSAULT WEAPON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assault weapon is used in the context of the following news items.
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From The Editor | There's No Avoiding Gun Control In 2016 Campaign
Such a proposal is completely disingenuous, since no semi-auto rifle—what gun-banners like to refer to as an “assault weapon”—was used in ... «America's 1st Freedom, Jul 15»
2
BLOTTER: Police reports for July 3
... of stolen property, third-degree criminal possession of a deface weapon and third-degree criminal possession of an assault weapon. Further ... «Niagara Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Police reports published July 3, 2015
... third-degree criminal possession of a defaced weapon and third-degree criminal possession of an assault weapon at 1:34 p.m. Wednesday ... «Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, Jul 15»
4
Caller Reports Uzi Shooting In Hartford, Police Say
HARTFORD — Police said they are looking for an older model, black Nissan Altima from which an Uzi-style assault weapon may have been ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
5
Gun owners' strategy 'kills' new registration
One of the requirements was that people who own what the state newly defined as an “assault weapon” register it with the state. Such weapons ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
6
Police: Threat at Paterson mosque Thursday morning a hoax
PATERSON — A man claiming to have a pipe bomb and an assault weapon told police that gunmen were about to enter the Islamic Center of ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
7
Two men charged in assault weapon firing
BRIDGEPORT – Two men were being held in lieu of bond Tuesday after they were arrested in connection with the firing of automatic weapons ... «CT News, Jun 15»
8
Support low for Obama gun control, assault weapons ban dead
Josh Earnest: "You don't need an assault weapon to go hunting, it certainly is not part of anybody's family heritage or family tradition."&mdash ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
9
Chris Christie Launched His First Campaign On Assault Weapons Ban
“In today's society, no one needs a semi-automatic assault weapon,” the latest Republican presidential candidate said in 1993. posted on Jun. «BuzzFeed News, Jun 15»
10
N.Y.'s SAFE Act, Connecticut gun-control law trigger controversy
Local sheriffs in many upstate New York counties have made it clear that enforcement of the assault weapon ban simply isn't a priority. «Albany Times Union, Jun 15»

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