Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grievous bodily harm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
grievous -bod-i-ly harm
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Serious physical injury to a person.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

The criminal offence of causing grievous bodily harm.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

grievous bodily harms (plural) GBH (alternative, abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

actual bodily harm

Synonyms

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Questions

What does grievous bodily harm mean?
Serious physical injury to a person.

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