Assault is defined under section 265(1) of the Criminal Code. A person can be charged with assault when force is intentionally applied directly or indirectly on another person, without the other person’s consent. This definition also applied to all forms of assault, including sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm and aggravated assault. in other words, an assault charge can result when a person makes physical contact on purpose, and the other person did not agree to the contact. An assault charge can be laid if there is an attempt or threat to apply force by the use of acts or gestures, and the other person believes that there be or could have been physical contact. For example, if a person approaches someone and tries to punch them but they miss, the person can still be charged with assault. An assault charge can be laid even if it the force used is not serious, and there were no injuries to another person. Technically, any physical contact can be considered an assault if the contact was intentional and the other person did not consent. Behaviors like a slap, spitting on someone, or grabbing someone’s clothes can constitute an assault.