Assault in some US jurisdictions is defined more broadly still as any intentional physical contact with another person without their consent ; but in the majority of the United States, and in England and Wales and all other common law jurisdictions in the world, this is defined instead as battery.

Assault is an offence under s. 266 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Similar to the United States, there is a wide range of the type of Assault that can occur.

Police Officers can arrest someone without a warrant for an Assault if it is in the public's interest to do so notwithstanding S. 495 ( 2 )( d ) of the Code.

* Assault: The offence is defined by section 265 of the Code.

It is important to know that a consensual fight between two adults is not an assault, but that an individual cannot consent to an Assault with Weapon, Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Aggravated Assault, or any Sexual Assault.

" Assault is in Indian criminal law an attempt to use criminal force ( with criminal force being described in s. 350 ).

; Assault on an officer of Revenue and Customs: This offence is created by section 32 ( 1 ) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005.

Assault ( or common assault ) is committed if one intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence.

; Assault occasioning actual bodily harm: The offence of assault occasioning actual bodily harm is created by section 47 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861.

; Assault with intent to rob: The penalty for assault with intent to rob is provided by section 8 ( 2 ) of the Theft Act 1968.

; Assault with intent to resist arrest: The offence of assault with intent to resist arrest is created by section 38 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861.

; Assault on a constable in the execution of his duty: Section 89 ( 1 ) of the Police Act 1996 provides that it is an offence for a person to assault either:

; Assault on a prison custody officer: This offence is created by section 90 ( 1 ) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 ( c. 53 ).

; Assault on a secure training centre custody officer: This offence is created by section 13 ( 1 ) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ( c. 33 ).

A common field-modification was to mount a large steel shield, known as an " ACAV set " ( Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle ), around the commander's 50-cal.

* Assault or common assault

The term SABR ( Selectable Assault Battle Rifle ) was also used at certain points, but is less common.

According to Goldhagen, his Holocaust studies address questions about the political, social, and cultural particulars behind other genocides: “ Who did the killing ?” “ What, despite temporal and cultural differences, do mass killings have in common ?”, which yielded Worse Than War: Genocide, Eliminationism, and the Ongoing Assault on Humanity, about the global nature of genocide, and averting such crimes against humanity.

This game, along with LucasArts ' Star Wars: Rebel Assault and Brøderbund's Myst, helped promote the adoption of CD drives, which were not yet common.

Assault is typically treated as a misdemeanor and not as a felony ( unless it involves a law enforcement officer ).

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban ( AWB ) ( or Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act ) was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law in the United States that included a prohibition on the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms, so called " assault weapons ".

* Federal Assault Weapons Ban, a provision of a United States federal law

On the other hand, Reserve Officers ' Training Corps ( ROTC ) cadets and midshipmen are by law exempt from the UCMJ ( even while on active duty for training such as CTLT, LTC, LDAC, or while attending various training schools such as Airborne School, Air Assault School, Mountain Warfare School, etc.

Production delays resulted in the semi-automatic version not being ready for civilian sales until after enactment of the Federal Assault Weapons law in 1994, which impaired sales.

When the Federal Assault Weapons law lapsed, M-16K 45s again became legal for sale.

In 2004 the sunset provision of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban terminated the law.

Effective September 1, 2010, The Illinois Senate's Sexual Assault Submissions Act ( Senate Bill 3269 ) requires law enforcement agencies to submit all evidence collected by rape kits for laboratory analysis within 180 days after the effective date of October 15, 2010, with a written notice to the State Police.

* Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, a type of criminal assault under English law, also referred to as Assault OABH or ABH ( as opposed to GBH )

Generally, the research found no impact of these bans on violent crime rates, though the third edition provided some evidence that Assault Weapon Bans slightly increased murder rates.

Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca ( 1997 ), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet ( 2000 ), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 ( 2005 ), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ).

Flash suppressors and barrel shrouds were seen as ' military ' features, and were on the list of Federally defined features that could cause a rifle to be defined as illegal, if manufactured after the effective date of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that went into effect in 1994 in the United States and which expired in 2004.

Under the NATO STANAG document for reporting vessels, LPH is a short form designator used for " Amphibious Assault Ship, Helicopter " defined as a " large helicopter carrier " for carry and deploying around 1, 800 assault troops using its own aircraft but for which use of landing craft is " not a principal function ".

In many jurisdictions, magazine capacity of certain firearms is legally restricted, such as it was under the United States ' Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which defined a magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition as a high capacity ammunition feeding device.

Assault is an attempted battery or the act of intentionally placing a person in apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact with his or her person.

* Scarab Heavy Assault Fighter: intentionally resembling the USS Defiant, it boasts improved shields and the strongest hull, at the cost of speed and agility.

Assault requires the competitors to focus on their technique while still making contact ; referees assign penalties for the use of excessive force.

* Ace Combat: Assault Horizon: Another Ace Combat installment for the Xbox 360 as well as PS3, it follows the story of a U. S Air Force / NATO colonel and takes place in the real world in a war between the United States and NATO against a rebel force in Africa, Russian coup forces and a mercenary ace driven to revenge for the death of his wife.

The force that entered Afghanistan, in addition to the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, was under command of the 40th Army and consisted of the 108th and 5th Guards Motor Rifle Divisions, the 860th Separate Motor Rifle Regiment, the 56th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, the 36th Mixed Air Corps.

These include the Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines ( previously the Comacchio Group ), a special guard and oil rig guard force, the Special Boat Service, a maritime special forces unit, and an assault craft unit, 1 Assault Group Royal Marines, which supervises landing craft on board the amphibious ships and landing craft training.

It follows the adventures of an all-female secret task force known as the Imperial Assault Force — Flower Division as they defend the Imperial Capital Tokyo against evil.

Supported by a new armed force ( the 48 sections of Paris were fully equipped with munitions from the plundered arsenals in the days before the Assault of the Tuileries, substituting for the 60 National Guard battalions ) the Commune and its sans-culottes took control of the city and dominated the Legislative Assembly and its decisions.

Another important move was the establishment of the spearhead 16th Air Assault Brigade which includes the Army's WAH-64 Apache attack helicopter force.

It is used by USMC Assault Amphibian Battalions to land the surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift from assault shipping during amphibious operations to inland objectives and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support in subsequent mechanized operations ashore.

The Assault force from the East was meanwhile slowed down by an anti-tank ditch and later came under heavy fire from hillside positions of the 1st Lancers and 5th Infantry 6 km from Surriapet.

The Underwater Demolition Assault Unit of the Royal Thai Navy () is a 144-man special operations force within the Military of Thailand.

The 5, 000 Assault Guards ( chosen more or less carefully for their political opinions, to ensure a " neutral " force and the trust of both sides ) occupy several strategic points throughout the city.

The term ' Assault Pioneer ' reflects the tradition ( arising in the First and Second World Wars ) of employing these soldiers in the first wave of assaults on fortified enemy positions, using their skills and equipment to support the attacking force in crossing and breaching the enemy's defenses.

The Brécourt Manor Assault ( June 6, 1944 ) during the U. S. parachute assault of the Normandy Invasion of World War II is often cited as a classic example of small-unit tactics and leadership in overcoming a larger enemy force.

The force is organised into a Warships Command ( with 4 Fast Patrol Boats, 3 Ramped Craft Logistics and 2 Fast Assault Boats ); a Coastal Battery Command ( with 24 MM40 Exocet Block-II sea-skimming missiles ); a Coastal Surveillance Command ( with classified integrated radar systems ); and a Command of the Navy Base ( Evangelos Florakis Navy Base ).

* 9th Parachute Assault Regiment " Col Moschin ", an SAS-like force trained for special operations in all kinds of environments.