Also means
to mug, to rob
Usage Note
Asaltar covers both a military sense (to storm a position, asaltar una fortaleza) and a criminal one (to mug someone, asaltaron al turista). It also appears idiomatically when a thought 'strikes' someone (me asaltó una duda = a doubt suddenly hit me). The noun asalto means both an assault and a round in boxing.
Examples
"Un grupo armado intentó asaltar el banco."
Natural Translation
An armed group tried to rob the bank.
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