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ameaça means:
substantivo
partial
noun
"Common assault" is broader in meaning than "ameaça". "Ameaça", as provided for in section 147 of the Brazilian Penal Code, means threatening someone with serious harm through spoken or written words, gestures or other means. Translator tip: "Assault" and "assalto" are false cognates!
(CRIMINAL LAW) the use or threat of force upon another person that makes that person think that they will be attacked, hurt or offensively touched
She was found guilty of common assault after a trial at the Crown Court.