assailant
Example Sentences
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Since the shooting, Albanese is leading a state-federal push for stricter gun control, after the older assailant was found to have six licensed guns.
From Barron's
From behind, a bystander—the man Australian officials identified as Ahmed—bear-tackled the assailant, put him in a headlock and stripped his gun from him.
U.S. and Syrian forces didn’t identify the assailant who was killed by Syrian forces or describe his motivations.
If a person engaged in legitimate self-defense accidentally shoots a bystander, their intent—to defend against an assailant—is transferred to include the unintended victim.
Despite video evidence showing the unprovoked attack, Oliva was barred from suing his assailants because Section 1983 doesn’t apply to federal officials.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
