assailant


assailant
as·sail·ant /ə-'sā-lənt/ n: a person who commits criminal assault

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

assailant
I noun accoster, aggressor, antagonist, assailer, assaulter, attacker, bludgeon man, criminal, felon, invader, obstructionist, qui oppugnat, ravager, terrorist, thug, violator II index aggressor, disputant, foe, offender, offensive (taking the initiative)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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