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 is a common law crime defined as " unlawfully and intentionally applying force to the person of another, or inspiring a belief in that other that force is immediately to be applied to him.

; 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 ).

Clashes began when units of the Assault Guard ( Guardia de Asalto ) – under the control of police chief Eusebio Rodríguez Salas and under the influence of the Stalinist Communist Party of Spain and its local wing, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia ( PSUC ) – attempted to take over an anarchist-run telephone building in Barcelona.

* Assault and battery ( disambiguation )

Assault is notably similar to battery.

* 1 × AFCC: Assault Fire Command Console — miniature battery control central for remote control of one firing section of the battery.

The album reached number 145 on the US Billboard 200 chart and Nuclear Assault set off on a 180-day world tour in the United States and Europe ; first as an opening for Slayer and later headlining with British group Acid Reign as a support act.

Assault can be justified in situations of self-defence or defence of a third party where the act was deemed reasonable.

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

( i. e. Simple Assault ; Shoplifting ; Criminal Mischief ) The goal of the Court is to ensure that every person is treated with respect and given a fair trial or experience in Municipal Court.

Since then, games like Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and Half-Life 2 have made use of coding that dynamically simulates mouth movements to produce sounds as if they were spoken by a live person, resulting in astoundingly lifelike characters.

The AAC provides the offensive air elements of 16th Air Assault Brigade.

The first major offensive led by the new Assault Detachment was the initial German attack at Verdun in February 1916.

After one year of training ( offensive driving, sniping, various shooting skills, and a Tactical Assault Course ) in 1975 the unit became operational and immediately started mission against the left wing terrorist organization NAP (" nuclei armati proletari ", Proletarian Armed Service ).

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

* Assault with a weapon: Section 267 ( a ) of the Code.

* Assault with intent to resist arrest: under section 7 ( 1 )( b ); this offence was formerly created by s. 38 of the OAPA 1861.

* Bridgelayer: The US field-converted a few M4 in Italy with A-frame-supported bridge and heavy rear counter-weight to make the Mobile Assault Bridge.

As part of its military ties with El Salvador, the ROC sold T-65 Assault Rifles to El Salvador during the 1970s and 1980s, which are used by the National Civilian Police, and trained Salvadorian military officers during the civil war.

Assault rifles are a compromise between the size and weight of a pistol-caliber submachinegun and a full size traditional automatic rifle by firing intermediate cartridges, ( or sometimes full power cartridges ) and allowing semi-automatic, burst or full-automatic fire options ( selective fire ), often with two or more of these available on the rifle at once.

Enterprise is recalled and retrofitted as a warship, with more powerful weapons and a group of elite Military Assault Command Operations ( MACOs ).

In competitive or competition savate which includes Assault, Pre-Combat, and Combat types, there are only four kinds of kicks allowed along with four kinds of punches allowed:.

In the United States, new semi-automatic rifles with a military-style appearance were prohibited from retail sale or importation by the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which was enacted in 1994 and was sunset in 2004.

Assault with intent to rob is an indictable-only offence.

Assault with intent to rob is also subject to the mandatory sentencing regime under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Mulisch gained international recognition with the film The Assault ( 1986 ), which was based on his book The Assault ( 1982 ).

Typical sapper formation with 4 echelons: Assault, Security, Reserve, and Fire-support

The National Sexual Assault Hotline is a 24-hour, toll-free phone service that automatically and anonymously links callers to the nearest RAINN-associated rape crisis center with a counselor able to respond to the call.

* Assault Cube, a free first-person shooter with pseudo-realistic gameplay, optimised for lower-end computers