assault
Example Sentences
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Other cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also fallen apart.
At the time, the Department of Homeland Security denied his shoulder had been dislocated and blasted Barranco on social media, accusing him of assaulting federal law enforcement with a weed whacker.
From Los Angeles Times
While Essayli has boasted of charging more than 100 defendants with assaulting federal officers or impeding immigration agents, those cases are crumbling in court.
From Los Angeles Times
“Any U.S. citizens arrested are because of obstructing or assaulting law enforcement.”
From Salon
The putrid smell assaults my nostrils before I see the dark spots and fuzzy green mold.
From Literature
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