petitio (act of aiming at): impetus: incursio: incursus: to make an onset on anybody, (1) PROP., adoriri, aggredi aliquem: impetum facere or invadere in aliquem: incurrere or incursare in aliquem: oppugnare or impugnare (aliquem): (2) figuratively, with words, dicto or convicio incessere, lacessere, insectari, consectari, adoriri aliquem (general term). (acriter) invehi in aliquem (inveigh against); petere aliquem.