An assault can consist of breaking into a place to carry out an attack or commit a crime.
Assault is a term from the Italian word assalto that refers to the act and result of assaulting : attacking something or someone, breaking into a place, attacking. The concept is used to name a crime that consists of approaching one or more people in a violent manner to appropriate their property.
For example: "The deputy's son was injured in an assault," "Put your hands up, this is an assault!" "If you do what I tell you, no one will be hurt," "This is the fourth time in two months that we have suffered an assault in this place."
Consequences of an assault
Suffering an assault in public can be very difficult for some people to face and overcome, especially if it is an experience that involves physical violence . This is not necessarily related to the physical strength, to the body build of the assailant or the victim, since even the strongest can find themselves in a situation of this type; The main problem is the helplessness we feel when a stranger surprises us and forces us to hand over our belongings.
No living being likes to be forced to do something, to be humiliated, and even less so if the direct consequence is the loss of certain assets that it has taken a lot of work to obtain. The criminals who dedicate themselves to chasing the most vulnerable to snatch their wallets and bags, as well as those who point a gun at them to intimidate them and impose themselves by force, are not exactly Robin Hood , but rather they attack those who have the least, and They do not notice the damage they can cause.
Of course, when assault includes a physical attack , especially if it involves rape, everything becomes considerably worse. The psychological scars of such an experience can ruin a person's life, and that is why it is so important to follow all safety instructions when traveling on public roads. Countries like England have a large part of their streets full of surveillance cameras, a measure that bothers some but guarantees a calmer life for others; In an ideal world, however, assaults would not exist, and then we could enjoy true freedom.
In the military field, an assault is an offensive movement.
The concept in the military field
In the military field, a movement carried out by an army to attack the enemy is known as an assault. In the frontal assault , the armed forces mobilize a large number of elements to carry out a direct confrontation against the opponent. The air assault is similar, although it is focused on the use of planes and helicopters to carry out the offensive.
The notion of assault is also used to refer to various vehicles and weapons for military use. An assault tank , battle tank or tank is an armored and armed vehicle that, thanks to its tracked traction system , can move over all types of terrain. An assault rifle or assault rifle , for its part, is a firearm that can fire in semi-automatic or fully automatic mode.
Boxing assaults
In boxing , a fight is divided into assaults or rounds . The duration and number of rounds vary according to the type of combat.
Professional boxers usually fight each other in three-minute rounds. Between each round, there is a rest time.
Another use of the term
As often happens with certain words, in some regions they acquire meanings that have little to do with what the dictionary officially expresses.
In Argentina, for example, a few decades ago the term was used as a synonym for party or dance , especially if it was an informal meeting that was organized in the home of one of the participants. In this way, it was possible to say "On Friday there is an assault at Cintia's house."