inflict harm

  • 1inflict harm — index strike (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2inflict — [[t]ɪnflɪ̱kt[/t]] inflicts, inflicting, inflicted VERB To inflict harm or damage on someone or something means to make them suffer it. [V n on n] Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces. [V n on n] ...the damage being …

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  • 3harm — n: loss of or damage to a person s right, property, or physical or mental well being: injury harm vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 4inflict — I verb administer a penalty, administer punishment, agitate, agonize, apply, beset, bring about, bring upon, burden, cause, cause to suffer, coerce, commit, deal, disquiet, distress, enforce, force, force upon, give pain, harass, harm, hurt,… …

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  • 5inflict injury — index harm, prejudice (injure), strike (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6harm — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, serious, untold (esp. BrE) ▪ He was clearly intent on inflicting serious harm on someone. ▪ irreparable, lasting …

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  • 7inflict — 01. Our army has [inflicted] heavy casualties on the enemy. 02. She thinks that hunters should be forbidden from [inflicting] suffering upon animals for sport. 03. When parrots are caged for a long time, the boredom can drive them crazy, with the …

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  • 8inflict — UK [ɪnˈflɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inflict : present tense I/you/we/they inflict he/she/it inflicts present participle inflicting past tense inflicted past participle inflicted to cause something unpleasant to happen Such a policy… …

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  • 9inflict — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately, intentionally ▪ When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police. PREPOSITION ▪ on, upon ▪ …

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  • 10harm — n 1. harmfulness, injury, perniciousness, ill, woe, trauma, hurt, pain, torment, suffering, adversity; abuse, detriment, damage, defacement, destruction, waste, ruin, bane, havoc, loss, desolation; defilement, pollution, poisoning, contamination …

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