fall on/upon sb
literary— phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/verb fell, fallen
to attack someone suddenly and unexpectedly:
The soldiers fell on the villagers and seized all their weapons.
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
- abduct
- abduction
- aggravated assault
- assault
- beating
- go for sb
- grievous bodily harm
- grooming
- happy slapping
- indecent assault
- indecent exposure
- lay
- mug
- rape
- set about sb
- set on/upon sb
- set sb/sth on sb
- sexual abuse
- sic
- violate
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