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Meaning of "actual bodily harm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACTUAL BODILY HARM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACTUAL BODILY HARM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Actual bodily harm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACTUAL BODILY HARM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm is a statutory offence of aggravated assault in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands. It has been abolished in the Republic of Ireland and in South Australia, but replaced with a similar offence.

Definition of actual bodily harm in the English dictionary

The definition of actual bodily harm in the dictionary is injury caused by one person to another that interferes with the health or comfort of the victim ABH.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACTUAL BODILY HARM

actual
actual sin
actual total loss
actualisation
actualise
actualist
actualities
actuality
actualization
actualize
actually
actuals
actuarial
actuarially
actuaries
actuary
actuate
actuation
actuator
acture

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACTUAL BODILY HARM

becharm
BPharm
charm
countercharm
encharm
grievous bodily harm
harm
like a charm
lucky charm
outcharm
self-harm
tharm
uncharm

Synonyms and antonyms of actual bodily harm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «actual bodily harm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACTUAL BODILY HARM

Find out the translation of actual bodily harm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of actual bodily harm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «actual bodily harm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

实际身体伤害
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lesiones corporales
570 millions of speakers

English

actual bodily harm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वास्तविक शारीरिक नुकसान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأذى الجسدي الفعلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фактическое телесное повреждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dano físico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃত শারীরিক ক্ষতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

des lésions corporelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerosakan badan sebenar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körperverletzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

実際の人体への傷害
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실제 부상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacat nyata
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây thương tích thực tế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உண்மையான உடல் தீங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वास्तविक शारीरिक हानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fiili bedensel zarar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

effettivo danno fisico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzeczywiste uszkodzenie ciała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фактичне тілесне ушкодження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vătămare corporală real
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πραγματική σωματική βλάβη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

werklike liggaamlike leed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faktisk kroppsskada
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legemsbeskadigelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of actual bodily harm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTUAL BODILY HARM»

The term «actual bodily harm» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACTUAL BODILY HARM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «actual bodily harm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «actual bodily harm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about actual bodily harm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACTUAL BODILY HARM»

Discover the use of actual bodily harm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to actual bodily harm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Criminal Law in Hong Kong
Actus reus The actus reus of assault occasioning actual bodily harm is established by proving two matters: firstly, that D committed the actus reus of an assault or battery, and secondly, that D's conduct has 'occasioned' 'actual bodily harm'.
Michael Jackson, 2003
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Cases and Materials on Criminal Law
maliciously wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm and section 47, assault occasioning actual bodily harm. ... Can a verdict ofassault occasioning actual bodily harm be returned upon proofofan assault together with proofofthe fact that  ...
Janet Dine, James Gobert, William Wilson, 2010
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Card, Cross & Jones: Criminal Law
cannot generally be given to an act where, as in Brown, the defendant (D) intentionally causes actual bodily harm (or worse). 7.6 One diflicultywith the statement in A-G's Reference (No 6 of1980) is that it suggested that consent was invalid if ...
Richard Card, 2012
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A2 Law for OCR
Actual bodily harm is covered in Section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1 861 . The offence is triable either way. Actual bodily harm covers a broad range of injuries. They include: • minor bruises and grazes • injuries which are not ...
Jimmy O'Riordan, 2003
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Unlocking Criminal Law
'47 Whosoever shall be convicted of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm shall be liable . . . to imprisonment for five years.' The offence is triable either way. As can be seen from this very brief section, there is no definition of 'assault' or ...
Jacqueline Martin, Tony Storey, 2013
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Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
Section 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 states: Whosoever shall be convicted upon an indictment of any assault occasioning actual bodily harm shall be liable. . .to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding five years.
Jonathan Herring, 2014
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Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
Lord Ackner I. Is a verdict of guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm a permissible alternative verdict on a count alleging unlawful wounding contrary to s 20 of the 1861 Act'? The critical question remained: do the allegations in a s 20  ...
Jonathan Herring, 2012
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Cases & Materials on Criminal Law: Fourth Edition
Lord Templeman: My Lords, the appellants were convicted of assaults occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to s 47 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Three of the appellants were also convicted of wounding contrary to s 20 of the ...
Mike Molan, Professor of Legal Education and Executive Dean Academic Development Mike Molan, 2009
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A Guide to Criminal Law
Actual Bodily Harm Section 47 of the Offences Against Persons Act 1861 covers actual bodily harm. The act does not define what constitutes actual bodily harm although case law has developed this. The offence is a triable either way offence  ...
Peter Robertson, 2010
10
Criminal Law Directions
DPP V Smith [2006] 1 WLR 1571 In DPP v Smith [2006], it was held that cutting off a substantial part of a person's hair without consent amounted to actual bodily harm. The defendant in this case pushed his ex-girlfriend onto a bed, sat on top of ...
Nicola Monaghan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACTUAL BODILY HARM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term actual bodily harm is used in the context of the following news items.
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Son jailed forbreaking mother's cheek with bedroom punch
Davies pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm in the house in ... for assault, affray, battery, and causing actual bodily harm. «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
2
Murderer Terrence Leary pleads guilty to attack on Sydney woman …
In the NSW District Court on Monday, Leary pleaded guilty to one charge of causing actual bodily harm to the woman with intent to have sexual ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Suspect on run from Cambridgeshire police for 8360 days as …
... are on the run are wanted in connection with crimes that include cannabis farming, serious assault, grievous bodily harm, actual bodily harm, ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
4
Attack man avoids immediate jail term
At Carlisle Crown Court, Davis appeared before Judge Peter Hughes QC having pleaded guilty to causing Miss Bennett actual bodily harm and ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
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Stabbing, assaults, drug and theft offences across South Devon this …
There are also four people currently in custody charged with actual bodily harm, and a man has been charged with assault in the street in ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
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Controlling thug batters girlfriend after she told him off for punching …
Parker, of Blyth, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was given an eight month suspended prison sentence with a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Van driver leaves pedestrian unconscious and needing 11 stitches …
But the defendant, of Ford Drive, Yarnfield, later admitted a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm. Mr Andrew Mitchinson, defending, ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Miner accused of chopping ex-wife's boyfriend
... Ruimveldt, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Sherwin James with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or to cause him actual bodily harm. «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
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VIDEO: Brothers jailed for brutal assault in front of three-year-old child
At an earlier hearing the brothers admitted assaulting Mr Davey causing him actual bodily harm. The court heard they both had previous ... «Plymouth Herald, Jul 15»
10
Man could not remember throwing punch outside Magherafelt pub
Cathal Bernard Madden (28), of Moyagoney Road, Portglenone, was fined £250 for assaulting Fergal Hegarty, causing him actual bodily harm. «Mid Ulster Mail, Jul 15»

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