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(UK Law) Serious physical injury, or the fact of causing such injury.
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grievous bodily harm — ► NOUN Law ▪ serious physical injury inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another, considered more serious than actual bodily harm … English terms dictionary
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Grievous bodily harm — For other uses, see Grievous Bodily Harm (disambiguation). Grievous bodily harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the… … Wikipedia
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grievous bodily harm — N UNCOUNT If someone is accused of grievous bodily harm, they are accused of causing very serious physical injury to someone. The abbreviation GBH is often used. [LEGAL] They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm … English dictionary
grievous bodily harm — noun Law, Brit. serious physical injury inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another, considered more serious than actual bodily harm … English new terms dictionary
grievous bodily harm — noun 1. the crime of directly causing some grievous injury to the body of a person with or without a weapon. 2. Colloquial → GBH (def. 2) …
grievous bodily harm — noun (U) BrE law serious injury caused by a criminal attack; gbh … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grievous bodily harm — UK / US noun [uncountable] legal very serious injuries caused by a violent attack on someone … English dictionary
