Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with assault in American Collocation
assault
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈsɔlt/
alleged
brutal
criminal
indecent
physical
serious
sexual
unprovoked
vicious
violent
Police are also investigating another incident of indecent assault on a young girl.
accuse someone of
arrest someone for
charge someone with
commit
convict someone of
experience
investigate
report
suffer
witness
Drugs are now often being used to commit sexual assault.
They were convicted of common assault and gaoled for three months.