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Meaning of "common assault" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMON ASSAULT

common assault  [ˈkɒmən əˈsɔːlt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMON ASSAULT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Common assault 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 COMMON ASSAULT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Common assault

Common assault was an offence under the common law of England, and has been held now to be a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is committed by a person who causes another person to apprehend the immediate use of unlawful violence by the defendant. It was thought to include battery. In England and Wales, the penalty and mode of trial for this offence is now provided section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and it has been held that the offence should be alleged as contrary to the statute because of this. It was also held that common assault and battery are two distinct offences, so that a charge that the accused "assaulted and battered" another person would be bad for duplicity.

Definition of common assault in the English dictionary

The definition of common assault in the dictionary is an action that causes someone to fear they are in danger of violent attack.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMON ASSAULT


assault
əˈsɔːlt
basalt
ˈbæsɔːlt
cobalt
ˈkəʊbɔːlt
counterassault
ˌkaʊntəʳəˈsɔːlt
dalt
dɔːlt
default
dɪˈfɔːlt
desalt
diːˈsɔːlt
fault
fɔːlt
Galt
ɡɔːlt
gault
ɡɔːlt
halt
hɔːlt
malt
mɔːlt
oversalt
ˌəʊvəˈsɔːlt
oxysalt
ˌɒksɪˈsɔːlt
persalt
ˈpɜːˌsɔːlt
salt
sɔːlt
somersault
ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt
summersault
ˈsʌməˌsɔːlt
supersalt
ˈsuːpərˌsɔːlt
vault
vɔːlt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMON ASSAULT

common area charges
common carrier
common chord
common cold
common core
common crab
common currency
common denominator
common divisor
Common Entrance
Common Era
Common External Tariff
common factor
common fee
common footman
common footmen
common fraction
common gallinule
common garden rhubarb
common good

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMON ASSAULT

aggravated assault
at fault
backward somersault
bank vault
Bidault
Boucicault
by default
criminal assault
dault
electrical fault
Foucault
indecent assault
judgment by default
Perrault
pole vault
pole-vault
sault
sexual assault
the pole vault
to a fault

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «common assault» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMON ASSAULT

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

Translator English - Chinese

普通攻击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asalto común
570 millions of speakers

English

common assault
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम हमला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هجوم مشترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

простое нападение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assalto comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ হামলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voies de fait simples
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serangan biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körperverletzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般的な攻撃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인 폭행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serangan umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tấn công phổ biến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான தாக்குதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य प्राणघातक हल्ला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ortak saldırı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aggressione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wspólny atak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

простий напад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asalt comun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινή επίθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aanranding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misshandel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legemsfornærmelser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of common assault

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON ASSAULT»

The term «common assault» is regularly used and occupies the 99.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON ASSAULT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON ASSAULT»

Discover the use of common assault in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to common assault and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Criminal Law in Hong Kong
Any person who is convicted of a common assault shall be guilty of an offence triable either summarily or upon indictment and shall be liable to imprisonment for one year [emphasis added]. Although this section refers to 'common assault', ...
Michael Jackson, 2003
2
Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Common Pleas of ...
These cases do most carefully distinguish between an assault merely, or a common assault, and an assault which is more than a mere assault or common assault, because accompanied, or charged to have been committed with a felonious ...
Upper Canada. Court of Common Pleas, Jones Edward C., Christopher Robinson, 1880
3
Textbook on Criminal Law
10.1.1 Assault and battery Common assault and battery were separate common law crimes. Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 stipulates that they are summary offences and specifies the maximum penalties which may be imposed.
Michael Allen, 2013
4
Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Common Pleas
These cases do most carefully distinguish between an assault merely, or a common assault, and an assault which is more than a mere assault or common assault, because accompanied, or charged to have been committed with a felonious ...
Ontario. Court of Common Pleas, 1880
5
Reports of Cases in Criminal Law: Argued and Determined in ...
The jury were directed that in any case there was clear pS7~ _ evidence of a common assault ; that the question of an indecent Evidence— assault depended on whether the jury believed the proseeutrix or Indictment for the defendant ; if they ...
Edward William Cox, 1890
6
Report of cases argued and determined in the English courts ...
In Re Thompson, 9 W. R. 203, Pollock, C. B., says: ” In myjudgment, an assault with intent to commit a rape is as distinct an offence from a common assault as murder is distinct from rape. They are both distinct from an ordinary assault, or an  ...
7
Criminal Laws in Australia
C. Fraud and consent A point at which there may be a distinction between the assault element in common assault and that in indecent assault, is in the effect of fraud on the defence of consent. The fact that fraud may negative consent for the  ...
David Lanham, David Wood, Bronwyn Bartal, 2006
8
Good Practice in the Law and Safeguarding Adults: Criminal ...
I was pleased to see that common assault was now something that the police dealt with and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) proceeded with if there was enough evidence. Common assault had been declared a recordable crime in 1998 ...
Jacki Pritchard, 2008
9
Comprising Reports of Cases in the Courts of Chancery, ...
It has been urged, that the same principle will warrant an arrest in the case of a common assault ; that certainly will follow, but there is little danger that a foreign country would allow such an arrest, and if the party making it, is guilty of ...
10
Criminal Law
39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which expressly refers to 'common assault and battery'. Section 40 refers only to 'common assault'. The Court of Appeal in Lynsey [1995] 3 All ER 654 had to hold that 'common assault' means 'technical ...
Claire de Than, Russell Heaton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON ASSAULT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term common assault is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Two officers found guilty of common assault
Two Cambridgeshire police officers have been found guilty of common assault following an incident involving a 58-year-old man. PCs John Richardson, 50, and ... «Police Oracle, Jul 15»
2
Boy whose assault video went viral gets youth rehabilitation order
The 14-year-old was due to be sentenced for common assault, a public order offence and attempted criminal damage last week but after ... «This Is Wiltshire, Jul 15»
3
Millionaire philanthropist Sir Harry Djanogly to face trial over alleged …
Wearing a dark navy suit and smiling at the dock officer, Sir Harry learned he would face trial for common assault and dangerous driving in ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
American accused of United Airlines air rage faces Belfast Crown …
Thede is accused of common assault on the air stewardess he was dealing with but it is accepted that no blow was struck. After these incidents ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Drinker lashed out at paramedic after being taken ill
Dol, who pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place and common assault, continued his drunken behaviour at New Cross ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
6
NSW man charged with kidnapping nine-year-old girl
... will face Casino Local Court tomorrow on charges of detain for advantage, incite victim under 10 years to indecent act, and common assault. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
7
​Man jailed for angry attack in front of children at park celebration
At Leicester Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm, common assault with a head-butt, possessing a prohibited CS spray ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
8
Three women due to appear in court after alleged Islamophobic …
Emma Marie Camilleri, 35, of Lower Addiscombe Road, Addiscombe, has since been charged with racially aggravated common assault, ... «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Aggressive Cradley Heath man threatened former lover to drop …
Price, of Station Road, admitted common assault, criminal damage and witness intimidation. Share article. He was put on supervision for two ... «Kidderminster Shuttle, Jul 15»
10
Pro-life campaigner guilty of hitting sexual health worker with clipboard
... and ordered to pay her victim £400 in compensation following her conviction for common assault in Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Common assault [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/common-assault>. Apr 2024 ».
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