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PRONUNCIATION OF UNLAWFUL WOUNDING

unlawful wounding  [ʌnˈlɔːfʊl ˈwuːndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNLAWFUL WOUNDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unlawful wounding 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 UNLAWFUL WOUNDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grievous bodily harm

Grievous bodily harm is a technical term used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. The distinction between these two sections is the requirement of specific intent for section 18. The offence under section 18 is variously referred to as "wounding with intent" or "causing grievous bodily harm with intent". The words "with intent" refer to the specific intent required for this offence. The offence under section 20 is variously referred to as "unlawful wounding", "malicious wounding" or "inflicting grievous bodily harm".

Definition of unlawful wounding in the English dictionary

The definition of unlawful wounding in the dictionary is an offence committed when a person maliciously wounds another person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNLAWFUL WOUNDING


binding
ˈbaɪndɪŋ
branding
ˈbrændɪŋ
commanding
kəˈmɑːndɪŋ
corresponding
ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ
demanding
dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
descending
dɪˈsɛndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
finding
ˈfaɪndɪŋ
funding
ˈfʌndɪŋ
landing
ˈlændɪŋ
nondemanding
ˌnɒndɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ
overdemanding
ˌəʊvədɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
spending
ˈspendɪŋ
standing
ˈstændɪŋ
surrounding
səˈraʊndɪŋ
undemanding
ˌʌndɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
understanding
ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ
wounding
ˈwuːndɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNLAWFUL WOUNDING

unlaboured
unlace
unlaced
unlade
unladen
unladylike
unlaid
unlamented
unlash
unlatch
unlaundered
unlaw
unlawful
unlawful assembly
unlawful entry
unlawful killing
unlawful possession
unlawfully
unlawfulness
unlay

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNLAWFUL WOUNDING

according
ascending
astounding
banding
bonding
crowdfunding
defending
founding
freestanding
grinding
grounding
impending
lending
long-standing
mending
never-ending
notwithstanding
pounding
sounding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of unlawful wounding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unlawful wounding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNLAWFUL WOUNDING

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

Translator English - Chinese

非法伤人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agresión ilegal
570 millions of speakers

English

unlawful wounding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवैध लोग घायल हो गए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جرح غير مشروعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаконным ранения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ferimento ilegal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেআইনী আহত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coups et blessures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luka yang menyalahi undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rechtswidrige Verletzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

違法な創傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불법 상처
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tatu ing babagan hukum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị thương trái pháp luật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டவிரோத காயமுற்றோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेकायदेशीर जखमेच्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanunsuz yaralama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferimento illegale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezprawne zranienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконним поранення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rănirea ilegală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράνομη τραυματισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwettige gewond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olagligt sårskada
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulovlig såret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unlawful wounding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNLAWFUL WOUNDING»

The term «unlawful wounding» is used very little and occupies the 158.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNLAWFUL WOUNDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unlawful wounding

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNLAWFUL WOUNDING»

Discover the use of unlawful wounding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unlawful wounding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A2 Law for AQA
The actus reus of wounding is unlawful wounding. • The mens rea of wounding is intention to inflict some harm even though it might not be serious harm. Wounding means a break of the inner and outer skin. A scratch of the outer skin, the ...
Jimmy O'Riordan, 2003
2
Reconstructing Criminal Law: Text and Materials
[S was convicted of unlawful wounding under s 20. She had thrown a glass of beer at another woman with the result that the woman's wrist was cut by the glass ] . . . The material words of s 20 read: 'Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously  ...
Nicola Lacey, Celia Wells, Oliver Quick, 2003
3
Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book Only)
18 of the OAPA 1861, replied, 'Not guilty, but guilty to unlawful wounding'. The prosecution would not accept the plea, and a trial followed, during which H offered a defence of acting in reasonable self-defence. Although this was inconsistent ...
David C. Ormerod, 2012
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Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book only)
18 of the OAPA 1861, replied, 'Not guilty, but guilty to unlawful wounding'. The prosecution would not accept the plea, and a trial followed, during which H offered a defence of acting in reasonable self-defence. Although this was inconsistent ...
‎2011
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Criminal Law in Hong Kong
As with section 19, this effectively creates two offences: unlawful wounding with intent, and unlawfully causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Both require proof of 'unlawfulness' (see above, p. 564). Actus reus 'Wound' and 'grievous bodily ...
Michael Jackson, 2003
6
Caribbean Criminal Practice
In Hazeltine the prosecutor refused to accept a plea of guilty to the lesser offence of unlawful wounding on a charge of wounding with intent. The trial proceeded with a not guilty plea being entered in respect of the wounding with intent.
Seetahal, 2001
7
Central Issues in Criminal Theory
appropriate motivation may be of central constitutive importance. In Dadson27D, a constable, wounded P, an escaping poacher, with a shotgun. He was charged with unlawful wounding, as one might expect. However, unknown to D, P was an  ...
William Wilson, 2002
8
A Practical Approach to Criminal Procedure
H pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but guilty of unlawful wounding. The plea was not accepted. The trial proceeded, and the jury simply acquitted H. They did not, as they were entitled to, find him not ...
John Sprack, 2012
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Court of Appeal Criminal Division: A Practitioners' Guide
Accordingly, if an accused person pleads ot Guilty to wounding with intent, but Guilty to unlawful wounding and counsel for the prosecution or the judge takes the view that that plea ought not to be accepted and the trial proceeds, the plea of  ...
Susan Holdham, Alix Beldam, 2011
10
Cases & Materials on Criminal Law: Fourth Edition
8.6 In accordance with the recommendation in R v McCready [1978] 1 WLR 1376 , if there is any reliable evidence that a sufficiently serious wound has been inflicted, then the charge under section 20 should be of unlawful wounding, rather ...
Mike Molan, Professor of Legal Education and Executive Dean Academic Development Mike Molan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNLAWFUL WOUNDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unlawful wounding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Valleys man admits unlawful wounding
He pleaded not guilty to a charge of wounding with intent, which was accepted by the prosecution, and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful wounding, ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
2
Jury retires in trial of Gwynedd man who slashed victim in face with …
Neil Truelove, 36, denies charges of wounding with intent, an alternative of unlawful wounding, and of having a machete in his van. Truelove said he was “sorry” ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
3
Aurukun alleged fake nurse charged with assault and unlawful
A 30-year-old man has been charged with dozens of counts of assault and unlawful wounding stemming from his time working as an allegedly unregistered ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
4
Local resident found guilty of unlawful wounding
PRINCETON — A Mercer County jury found a local man guilty Tuesday of unlawful wounding in the case of a man who was shot April 14 at a trailer park after ... «Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Princeton man found guilty of unlawful wounding in shooting case
t took jurors less than two hours to convict a Joshua McCoy, 21, of unlawful wounding for shooting a man during an apparent drug deal. «WVVA TV, Jul 15»
6
Teen charged with unlawful wounding
A teenager was charged with unlawfully wounding a man when she appeared in Magistrates' Court this morning. Quaashie Douglas, 16, allegedly injured ... «Royal Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Man charged with unlawful wounding in Arakun
The 34-year-old Aurukun man has been charged with one count of unlawful wounding and is due to appear in the Aurukun Magistrates Court on June 18. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»
8
Man to face court on wounding charges
A MAN has been charged with unlawful wounding after an alleged altercation in Bowen in north Queensland this afternoon. Police were called to an address on ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»
9
Young Bradford woman could face jail over unlawful wounding
Jade Proctor, 22, of Flockden Road, Bradford, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to wounding Ian Butterfield, on April 9 this year. Her barrister, Howard ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Apr 15»
10
Man charged with unlawful wounding
A Hamilton Parish man charged with unlawfully wounding a man was bailed when he appeared in Magistrates' Court this morning. Prosecutor Maria Sofianos ... «Royal Gazette, Apr 15»

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