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BODILY INJURY - A cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement; physical pain; illness; impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary. 18 U.S.C.

 


Bodily Injury Liability: A legal liability that may arise as a result of the injury or death of another person.

bodily injury liability Insurance coverage that applies when you are legally liable for injuring other people in an auto accident. Bodily injury liability provides payments to those injured individuals and pays your legal ...

Bodily injury: Any harm coming to the body as the result of external force. Such injury may come from a blow or it may come from malpractice of a physician, or as the result of rape or attempted rape.

Great bodily injury
Definition - Noun
: physical injury suffered by the victim of a violent crime that causes a substantial risk of death, extended loss or impairment of a body part or function, or permanent disfigurement ...

- causes serious bodily injury to members of that group;
- causes the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of the group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques; ...

A person is guilty of simple assault if he (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or (b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; ...

In general, it interferes only when there has been a visible bodily injury inflicted by force or poison, while it leaves almost totally unprotected the whole class of the most malignant mental injuries and sufferings unless in a few cases, where, ...

to inflict a serious bodily injury, including mutilation or any harm which limits the victim's ability to function physically. Originally, in English common law it meant to cut off or permanently cripple a body part like an arm, leg, hand or foot.

Federal law passed in 1920 that allows any seaman incurring bodily injury as the result of the performance of one or more functions of the job to bring a suit for damages against the employer.

aggravated assault - An attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causing such injury, or an attempt to cause or purposely or knowingly cause bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.

Aggravated AssaultAn assault (q.v.) with a weapon or other means of causing grave bodily injury or death, whether or not actual contact with the victim resulted. See assault. AgreementA meeting of the minds.

Under no circumstances is it okay for another person to threaten or cause serious bodily injury to you. You have rights and you have support! ...

Third Party Benefit:. In insurance law, third party benefits refer to the amount of available coverage that the at-fault party has in bodily injury and property damage.

For example, the crime of aggravated assault is a physical attack made worse because it is committed with a dangerous weapon, results in severe bodily injury, or is made in conjunction with another serious crime.

MISDEMEANOR: Crime that is punishable by less than one year in jail, such as minor theft and simple assault that does not result in substantial bodily injury.

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