Back Těžké ublížení na zdraví Czech Grievous bodily harm German Тяжкий вред здоровью Russian Тяжке тілесне ушкодження Ukrainian 嚴重身體傷害 Chinese

Grievous bodily harm

For other uses, see Grievous Bodily Harm (disambiguation).

Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm (often abbreviated to GBH) is a term used in English criminal law to describe the severest forms of battery. It refers to two offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. The distinction between these two sections is the requirement of specific intent for section 18; the offence under section 18 is variously referred to as "wounding with intent" or "causing grievous bodily harm with intent",[1] whereas the offence under section 20 is variously referred to as "unlawful wounding",[1] "malicious wounding"[2] or "inflicting grievous bodily harm".[1]

  1. ^ a b c Archbold Criminal Pleading, Evidence and Practice, 1999, paragraph 19-201 at page 1614
  2. ^ The Crime and Disorder Act 1998, section 29(1)(a)

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