grievous bodily harm
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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George Stana, 25 and Nandito Badea, 21 have both denied charges of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and unlawful wounding.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
She said the nature of the offence of grievous bodily harm was too serious to to be dealt with by a magistrates' court.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
A district court in 2022 found him not guilty of aggravated assault in all three cases, and guilty of causing grievous bodily harm in one case, handing down a suspended sentence.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
Gill worked with defense lawyers and campaigned—in vain—to overturn the conviction of British nurse Ben Geen, found guilty in 2006 of two murders and 15 counts of grievous bodily harm.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2023
The old lady was timorous—most old ladies are—and her first impression was that the bloated lad was about to do her some grievous bodily harm with the view of possessing himself of her loose coin.
From The Pickwick Papers by Dickens, Charles
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