The phrase "attack was denied" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to cybersecurity, gaming, or any situation where an attempt to attack or harm was unsuccessful.
Example: "The security system detected the intrusion attempt, and the attack was denied before any damage could occur."
Alternatives: "attack was blocked" or "attack was thwarted".
Lewis's cellmate, Alice Cosu, believing Lewis dead, suffered a heart attack and was denied medical care until the next morning.
While refusing to a defense request to dismiss the indictment entirely, Judge Brinkema said Mr. Moussaoui could not get a fair trial on any of the charges involving the Sept. 11 attacks if he was denied access to witnesses held overseas who helped plan the attack.
One, Ramzi Muhammad Abdullah bin al-Shibh, a Yemeni, whose real name may be Ramzi Omar, may well have been the missing 20th hijacker who failed to participate in the Sept. 11 attacks because he was denied a visa, the F.B.I. recently said.
No doubt, you've all heard by now that Limbaugh's faulty understanding of how the birth control pill works (Rush, it's not like Viagra, which we know you know a lot about), led him to personally attack the woman who was denied the ability to testify at Rep. Darrel Issa's "religion" hearing on birth control.
Shaun Maloney was at the heart of Wigan's best attacks but the Scot was denied by Jussi Jaaskelainen in the first half, and the West Ham goalkeeper also saved James McArthur's shot following Maloney's clever cut-back.
General Clark, for example, pressed for the use of Apache attack helicopters, but his wish was denied amid fears of American casualties.
On the same trip, a request to pay his respects at the site of the September 11 , 2001 attacks proved politically inflammatory and was denied by New York City police, ostensibly due to security concerns and construction at the site.
Major Schmidt requested and was denied permission to attack the troops.
In 2011, a pet store owner who was kidnapped and feared being attacked again by the same men was denied a permit to carry a handgun.
After their violent, senseless deaths, Reuters sought answers and filed Freedom of Information requests for material relating to the attack, which were denied.
