aggravated
made worse or more severe; intensified: Stress impedes the emptying of the stomach, which can lead to aggravated heartburn.
Law. characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim: aggravated assault; aggravated rape.
Origin of aggravated
1Other words from aggravated
- un·ag·gra·vat·ed, adjective
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How to use aggravated in a sentence
He was found not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Billy Joe Shaver, singer-songwriter who inspired outlaw country, dies at 81 | Terence McArdle | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostThe man survived and Shaver went on trial for aggravated assault.
The deputies said they were the victims of aggravated battery because the man allegedly tried to ram them with his car.
How Cops Who Use Force and Even Kill Can Hide Their Names From the Public | by Kenny Jacoby, USA Today and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica | October 29, 2020 | ProPublicaMalestein concluded the aggravated assault charge Profitt pleaded guilty to in place of official misconduct wouldn’t ordinarily require jail time for a defendant, according to a news story.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublicaHe could plead guilty to a single charge of aggravated assault and quit his job.
How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | September 23, 2020 | ProPublica
Two weeks before trial, Beebe pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPoverty, alienation, estrangement, continuously aggravated by racism, overt and institutional.
‘Why Have I Lost Control?’: Cory Booker in ’92 on Rodney King Echoes Ferguson | Cory Booker | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt may be more difficult for someone who already had issues with impulsivity or depression to have those conditions aggravated.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury | Jean Kim | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Monday, Kurilla was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System | Christopher Moraff | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe two responding officers, Cuong Sam and Bryon Hargis, could have charged Rice with aggravated assault, a felony.
Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying Wristband | Michael Daly | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sensual and abominable Carinus displayed the extravagancies of Heliogabalus, aggravated by the cruelty of Domitian.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowIt is full of deceit, sham, and pharisaism—an aggravated counterpart of the outside world.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanA sickening revolt seized him, aggravated by the smiles of the old woman, who dipped and courtesied before him in senile delight.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine GreenThe loss of trade brought Bruges face to face with the 'question of the unemployed' in a very aggravated form.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe delay aggravated the anxious watchers on the ship, and a second signal was sent.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for aggravated
/ (ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪd) /
law (of a criminal offence) made more serious by its circumstances
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