grievous bodily harm gbh

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Definition of grievous bodily harm gbh in English English dictionary

Related Terms

<span class="word-self">grievousspan> <span class="word-self">bodilyspan> <span class="word-self">harmspan>

Serious physical injury, or the fact of causing such injury

<span class="word-self">grievousspan> <span class="word-self">bodilyspan> <span class="word-self">harmspan>

If someone is accused of grievous bodily harm, they are accused of causing very serious physical injury to someone. The abbreviation GBH is often used. They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm. serious injury caused by a criminal attack = GBH

Hyphenation

griev·ous bo·di·ly harm gbh