racial assault
type: Concept
broader: assault

assault
definition: Assault is a type of violent crime against a person, its degree classification based on the use of a weapon, the seriousness of the injury sustained, and/or the intent to cause serious injury. Whereas battery is the application of physical force, assault is the attempt or threat to commit battery. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Assault]
narrower: homophobic assault
narrower: assaults on police
narrower: assault and battery
narrower: domestic assault
narrower: racial assault
narrower: mugging
narrower: sexual assault
narrower: assault with a deadly weapon
narrower: aggravated assault
broader: violent crime
type: Concept

sexual assault
type: Concept
broader: assault

domestic assault
type: Concept
broader: assault

violent crime
type: Concept
narrower: assault

assault and battery
type: Concept
broader: assault

assault with a deadly weapon
type: Concept
broader: assault

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: assault

assaults on police
type: Concept
broader: assault

mugging
type: Concept
broader: assault

homophobic assault
type: Concept
broader: assault

aggravated assault
type: Concept
broader: assault