Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bodily Harm

physical injury or pain, including illness due to nervous shock .

Browse or run a search for Bodily Harm in the American Encyclopedia of Law, the Asian Encyclopedia of Law, the European Encyclopedia of Law, the UK Encyclopedia of Law or the Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law.

Bodily Harm in Historical Law

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What does Bodily Harm mean in American Law?

The definition of Bodily Harm in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Essentially synonymous with bodily injury.

Bodily harm in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of bodily harm.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• bodily harm in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• bodily harm in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Bodily Harm

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See Also

• See actual bodily harm; assault; grievous bodily harm.