grievous bodily harm

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noun

criminal law really serious injury caused by one person to anotherAbbreviation: GBH

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Words nearby grievous bodily harm

grievance, grievance committee, grievant, grieve, grievous, grievous bodily harm, grievously, griff, griffa, griffe, Griffes

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How to use grievous bodily harm in a sentence

And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
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I thought about the mother, her fear of the dark, of the harm she feared might come to her daughters.
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I meant no harm by it, but I remembered how this person talked, and I did it for my Mom and she was not into it.
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The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to harm future access to those embattled communities.
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Is there something wrong with trans people that drives us to self-harm?
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fajardo seconds the demand of the citizens of Manila that the Audiencia be suppressed, alleging that it does more harm than good.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Calkilate we should do ourselves more harm than him by shooting down his people.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
These are obtained easily, whence follow the sinister reports that they give your Majesty, to the harm of the public welfare.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter