Definition of assaulting:
(n) :
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
(n) :
(crime law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
(n) :
A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
(n) :
(tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
(n) :
(singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
(n) :
(singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.