verbal assault

== English == === Noun === verbal assault (plural verbal assaults) Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: an assault that is verbal. (US, law) Oral or written speech that creates, or is intended to create, a fear of physical harm. 2008, Victoria Laney, testimony to the Florida House Committee on Condominiums & Homeowners Association Governance [2]: The only evidence of a verbal assault is the one Mr. Comstock and Mr. Solomon made on me. They made their threatening and intimidating statement to me after I complied with directions Judge Jeff B. Clark gave during the September 17,2007 hearing. ==== Translations ====