French › DictionaryattentatB2#4,241Hear itnounmasculineattack, assaultillegal act of violence toward anotherUsed in the libraryL'abolition de leur langue, et la restriction de leur franchise électorale pour les tenir, malgré leur nombre, dans la minorité et la sujétion, ne prouvent-ils pas que trop, du reste, que ni les traités, ni les actes publics les plus solennels, n'ont pu les protéger contre les attentats commis au préjudice de leurs droits.The abolition of their language, and the restriction of their electoral franchise to hold them, despite their number, in the minority and the hardship, do not prove that too much, moreover, that neither the treaties nor the most solemn public acts have been able to protect them against attacks against their rights.C1Histoire du Canada, tome IRead French with every word explained