grievous bodily harm

noun

GBH. criminal law really serious injury caused by one person to another

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They deny all charges and Mr Corner denies an additional allegation of causing grievous bodily harm.

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He faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm to 309 people and causing dangerous interference to road traffic.

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Jhangur, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield, was found guilty in July of murder, three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and one of wounding with intent relating to those also hurt.

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Under the Offences against the Person Act, it amounts to grievous bodily harm.

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Ms Choi received the harsher sentence for causing him grievous bodily harm, with the court saying at the time that her actions exceeded the "reasonable bounds" of self-defence.

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