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Expugn

To take by assault to storm to overcome to vanquish as to expugn cities to expugn a person by arguments

Consoritum

the services of the spouse if that loss is caused by any wrongful act such as enticement, slander, assault or negligence, see Jackson v. Watson & Sons, (1909) 2 KB 193; and see ENTICEMENT

rape

involved. Marital status is usually irrelevant. Moreover, the crime is codified under various names, including first degree sexual assault sexual battery unlawful sexual intercourse, and first degree sexual abuse.

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assailant

assailant : a person who commits criminal assault

atrocious

atrocious : characterized by extreme cruelty or viciousness [ assault and battery]

battery

by striking or by administering a poison or drug) that is not consented to by the victim compare assault aggravated battery : criminal battery that is accompanied by aggravating factors: as a : criminal battery that causes

child

child pl: chil·dren 1 : a son or daughter of any age and usually including one formally adopted compare issue NOTE: The word child as used in a statute or will is often held to include...

excited utterance

excited utterance : a statement that concerns a startling event (as a physical assault) and that is made by a person while under stress caused by the event see also res gestae

home invasion

invasion : the crime of entering a dwelling and committing or with intent to commit a crime (as assault) while armed and while another is lawfully present

intent

illegal act without the desire for further consequences or a precise result [there was a general intent to assault but not to kill] specific intent : intent to perform an illegal act with the knowledge or purpose

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