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9 Oct 2015
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What is the difference between attack and assault ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between attack and assault ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Isiaahtoledo is correct. "Assault" is the legal term for saying attack. It can be physical (the guy attacked him) or verbal (the guy attacked him by calling him stupid). You can use the word assault in these examples, and the meaning stays the same.
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