Definition of grievous bodily harm in US English:
 grievous bodily harm
(also GBH)
nounˈɡrivəs ˈbɑdəli hɑrmˈɡrēvəs ˈbädəlē härm
English Law Serious physical injury inflicted on a person by the deliberate action of another.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  The case comes days after a group of MPs called for road deaths and injuries to be treated as manslaughter or grievous bodily harm.
 -  The female was charged with three offences of grievous bodily harm to which she had pleaded guilty to one.
 -  In 1999 he was jailed for three years and nine months for offences of robbery and grievous bodily harm.
 -  The court found him guilty of grievous bodily harm and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment.
 -  He was charged later the same day with attempted rape, burglary and grievous bodily harm.
 
 Synonyms
violence, assault, mugging