All 3 Uses of
assault
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- And assaulted my chum.†
Chpt 15 *assaulted = attacked
- As less reprehensible than theft, highway robbery, cruelty to children and animals, obtaining money under false pretences, forgery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public money, betrayal of public trust, malingering, mayhem, corruption of minors, criminal libel, blackmail, contempt of court, arson, treason, felony, mutiny on the high seas, trespass, burglary, jailbreaking, practice of unnatural vice, desertion from armed forces in the field, perjury, poaching, usury, intelligence with the king's enemies, impersonation, criminal assault, manslaughter, wilful and premeditated murder.†
Chpt 17assault = attack
- Suit for damages by legal influence or simulation of assault with evidence of injuries sustained (selfinflicted), not impossibly.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
to attack someone or something physically or verbally; or to threaten violence