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Definition of grievous bodily harm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

grievous bodily harm

noun

/ˌɡriːvəs ˌbɒdɪli ˈhɑːm/

/ˌɡriːvəs ˌbɑːdɪli ˈhɑːrm/

[uncountable]

(abbreviation GBH)

(British English, law)

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the crime of causing somebody serious physical injury
- He was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm.
- He was found not guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
compare actual bodily harmTopics Crime and punishmentc2

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