criminal assault

noun

, Law.

1. an attack by physical force on a person for which the attacker is liable to criminal prosecution.
2. a similar act with intent to commit rape.

Example Sentences

“Her job involved teaching six-year-old children, not exposing herself to criminal assault whenever she went to work,” Zwerner’s lawyers wrote in a brief to the court.

From Seattle Times

“Her job involved teaching six-year-old children, not exposing herself to criminal assault whenever she went to work,” Zwerner’s lawyers writes in a brief filed last week.

From Seattle Times

The charges she faces — three counts of aggravated assault and criminal assault — came after her second stay in custody and were accompanied by an order not to enter Paris or engage with her former teammates on PSG.

From Seattle Times

And later in the film, when a few girlfriends drop by, the rampant male nudity and unbidden groping starts to feel less like “goofing around” and more like criminal assault.

From Los Angeles Times

"This is a criminal assault under the pretext of law."

From Salon