apprehension of harm
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Grievous bodily harm — For other uses, see Grievous Bodily Harm (disambiguation). Grievous bodily harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the… … Wikipedia
fear — Apprehension of harm; dread; consciousness of approaching danger. Mental response to threat. Profound reverence and awe. Within Hobbs Act extortion definition, includes fear of economic loss as well as of physical harm. U.S. v. Addonizio, C.A.N.J … Black's law dictionary
fear — Apprehension of harm; dread; consciousness of approaching danger. Mental response to threat. Profound reverence and awe. Within Hobbs Act extortion definition, includes fear of economic loss as well as of physical harm. U.S. v. Addonizio, C.A.N.J … Black's law dictionary
fear — I noun affright, alarm, anxiety, apprehension, apprehension of danger, apprehension of harm, apprehension of injury, apprehension of punishment, apprehensiveness, awe, concern, consternation, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, diffidence,… … Law dictionary
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assault — as·sault 1 /ə sȯlt/ n [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1: the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm… … Law dictionary
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Common assault — was an offence under the common law of England, and has been held now to be a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is committed by a person who causes another person to apprehend the immediate use of unlawful violence by the defendant. It… … Wikipedia
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