Phrase guide

grievous bodily harm

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Serious physical injury to a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable, usually

Qualifier: strictly

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The criminal offence of causing grievous bodily harm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, broadly, uncountable, usually

Topics: law

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: soap, scoop, max, liquid ecstasy, goop, Georgia home boy, easy lay

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gamma hydroxybutyrate, GHB

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