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as in violating
to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent
was registered as a sex offender after assaulting the victim
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as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
was found guilty of assaulting an officer enemy forces assaulted the city
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Recent Examples of assaulting
The assaulting force, a mixture of ground- and aerial unmanned vehicles, was used in the Kharkiv Oblast in northern Ukraine.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
In the complaint, Lombardo is accused of assaulting Ziff in a New York City hotel room in 2011.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
In 2015, the former child star made headlines following allegations of assaulting his mother and an arrest for reckless driving.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the men was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment not for assaulting Gisèle Pelicot but for drugging and raping his own wife — with help and drugs from Dominique Pelicot, who was also found guilty of raping that man’s wife, too.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Alexanders also procured drugs, including GHB and cocaine, and would sometimes spike women's drinks before assaulting them, the indictment said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
He was also convicted of assaulting a child over an eight-year period between 2010 and 2018.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
In the complaint, Lombardo is accused of assaulting Ziff in a New York City hotel room in 2011.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
In 2015, the former child star made headlines following allegations of assaulting his mother and an arrest for reckless driving.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
One of the men was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment not for assaulting Gisèle Pelicot but for drugging and raping his own wife — with help and drugs from Dominique Pelicot, who was also found guilty of raping that man’s wife, too.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The Alexanders also procured drugs, including GHB and cocaine, and would sometimes spike women's drinks before assaulting them, the indictment said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
He was also convicted of assaulting a child over an eight-year period between 2010 and 2018.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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But the defenses have steadily become more capable, and in November brought down some 95% of the attacking drones with gunfire, missiles, and, increasingly, electronic warfare jamming.David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Given the transformation in Newcastle’s attacking fortunes — having failed to conjure a shot on target at Crystal Palace last month, 13 of their 27 league goals (48 per cent) have come in their four games since — and Isak’s hunger for more, that feels eminently possible.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The family’s unraveling comes when Jones’ character confronts Van Buren about raping her husband.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement In a second trial the following year, Masterson was found guilty of raping two women, both former members of the Church of Scientology.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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One of Mangione’s attorneys told a judge that government officials, including New York Mayor Eric Adams, have turned Mangione into a political pawn, robbing him of his rights as a defendant and tainting the jury pool.Michael R. Sisak and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cops have arrested a motorist accused of attacking and robbing an NYPD traffic enforcement agent of his electronic summons book after getting a ticket on a busy Queens street, police said Friday.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Assaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaulting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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