aggravated assault
nounDefinition of aggravated assault
: an assault that is more serious than a common assault: such as
a
: an assault combined with an intent to commit a crime
b
: any of various assaults so defined by statute
Examples of aggravated assault in a Sentence
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In 2016, the South Bend police changed their definition of aggravated assault at the urging of the F.B.I. to include a wider number of crimes, said Mark Bode, the city’s communications director. — New York Times, "Pete Buttigieg Was Rising. Then Came South Bend’s Policing Crisis.," 30 Aug. 2019 The woman, who has not yet been identified, is in custody on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, the constable continued. — Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, "Police: Mom shoots teen boy among group who picked fight with daughter," 23 Aug. 2019 But when Anghilante later returned to the sidewalk in front of the shop, Gorce called 911 and police arrested Anghilante on suspicion of aggravated assault, threats and false imprisonment. — Pete Grieve, SFChronicle.com, "San Francisco prosecutors hold off on charging decision in truffle shop choke-hold case," 22 Aug. 2019 Nine charges involved assaulting correctional officers; an additional 16 aggravated assault. — Jerry Mitchell, ProPublica, "Inside The Prison Where Inmates Set Each Other On Fire and Gangs Have More Power Than Guards," 19 Aug. 2019 Moore appeared in state Superior Court in Union County on Monday to face charges of third-degree aggravated assault. — BostonGlobe.com, "Giants’ Kam Moore suspended for assault," 16 July 2019 The sentences for the aggravated assault and burglary counts will be served concurrent to the life sentence for the murder. — Chris Coppola, azcentral, "Man sentenced to life in prison for killing of Mesa High School math teacher," 10 June 2019 Police are seeking three people suspected in the aggravated assault of a 66-year-old man Wednesday afternoon in Far North Dallas. — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, "Police seek 3 people in aggravated assault of 66-year-old man in Far North Dallas," 5 June 2019 The 60-year-old has prior arrests for aggravated assault, assault on a female and kidnapping, authorities said. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "A woman woke up to a stranger assaulting her in 1983. A DNA match finally leads to an arrest," 18 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aggravated assault.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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