assailant
Example Sentences
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A police captain, knowing Pratt painted and drew as a hobby, asked if he’d go interview a survivor of one of these attacks in the hospital and sketch the assailant, based on the woman’s description.
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
