Sentences with phrase «do bodily harm»

Assault, assault with a dangerous weapon, mayhem, malicious disfigurement, or threats to do bodily harm.

Just like drugs, guns will never be totally eradicated from our society so we need to arm ourselves to protect our loved ones from those wishing to do bodily harm with the use of a firearm.

But even when we do feel justified in criticizing those within the church, Paul is not providing a license for us to do them bodily harm, or even to slander them to others.

Nighttime fear — of the dark, of separation from parents, of noises, and of bad people doing bodily harm — is a normal developmental stage that goes on much longer than parents expect, until at least age 8 or 9,» says Patricia Sheets, a professor of counseling education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Any person who being legally liable, either as master or mistress, to provide for any apprentice or servant necessary food, clothing or lodging, wilfully and without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide the same, or unlawfully and maliciously does or causes to be done any bodily harm to such apprentice or servant so that the life of such apprentice or servant is endangered or that his health has been or is likely to be permanently injured, is guilty of a misdemeanour.

Not exact matches

Or most agnostics are atheists who don't want to lose their job, be persecuted by rabid Christians, be ostracized by neighbors and friends or come to bodily harm from religious fanatics.

What is unacceptable, what indeed must be regarded as irresponsible and even immoral, is «unsafe» sex; unsafe because it might do serious harm to one's own bodily health or to that of one's «partner».

Management settled with the NLRB and has posted signs on the property promising to not «suggest that bodily harm, even in jest, will be done to union representatives in order to discourage you from engaging in union activities,» amongst other promises for non-interference with the union's organizing.

This office is also responsible for prosecution of non-violent felony cases that do not involve bodily harm or the threat of bodily harm to victims.

Reed's rap sheet included several offenses, including two counts of aggravated stalking, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and illegal weapon possession — details he left out of his dating profile.

Reed, a 47 - year - old Flint man on parole for assault with intent to do great bodily harm, met McKelvey on the Plenty of Fish online dating site and had recently moved into her home, according to Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton.

Certainly, you could say, I had no problem with the amount of blood, limbs and other bodily fluids which were scattered across the screen during Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn, so what harm is a few bangs on the head or falls through the floor going to do?

With the amount of money at stake, the things Craig and Vince must do quickly escalate to involve bodily fluids and causing harm to themselves, each other, and even neighborhood pets.

Also, if there's a sequel, I'm willing to do a lot of bodily harm for VERY little money.

Indeed, it was such a no - brainer that even United Federation of Teachers (UFT) president Michael Mulgrew didn't threaten anyone with bodily harm over the decision.

To make matters worse, in Oklahoma you are strictly liable for anything your pets do that cause bodily harm to a person or damage their property.

(g) A person who intentionally violates subdivision 1 or 7 where the violation results in substantial bodily harm to a pet or companion animal, and the act is done to threaten, intimidate, or terrorize another person, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine of not more than $ 5,000, or both.

(i) A person who intentionally violates subdivision 1 or 7 where the violation results in death or great bodily harm to a pet or companion animal, and the act is done to threaten, intimidate, or terrorize another person, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than four years or to payment of a fine of not more than $ 10,000, or both.

However, just as people can resolve disagreements without resorting to physical violence and inflicting bodily harm, dogs can do likewise.

(h) A person who intentionally violates subdivision 1 or 7 where the violation results in death or great bodily harm to a pet or companion animal, and the act is done to threaten, intimidate, or terrorize another person, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than four years or to payment of a fine of not more than $ 10,000, or both.

If the texts above didn't contain some reference to the words «uttering threats» — Case 1 «The accused was charged with uttering threats»; Case 2 «The accused was charged with three counts of threatening to cause serious bodily harm»; and Case 3: «The respondent was tried on a single charge of uttering a death threat» — can we still predict s. 264.1 (1) of the Criminal code based on merely factual descriptions?

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resulted.

Failing to yield the right - of - way when required by law to do so can, sometimes, result in serious impact at speeds sufficient to cause major forces to be placed upon the human body to cause severe bodily harm and even death.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

While safe riding techniques, proper equipment like helmets, gloves, boots, and protective clothing like leather jackets do help in reducing incidents, the fact remains that bikers are and will remain prone to collisions which cause serious bodily harm.

If the animal does suffer great bodily harm, a first - time offense is punishable by no more than six months in jail and / or a fine of no more than $ 500.

A child does not have to suffer great bodily harm or death in these situations.

If the child does suffer great bodily harm your prison sentence can be extended by an additional three to six years.

That is of course even assuming an evidence base could be demonstrated which allowed it to be determined that a particular noxious substance is one which does cause injury sufficient to amount to grievous bodily harm.

The trial judge made no finding that the appellant intended to cause grievous bodily harm and we can not infer that the appellant did have that intention.

The rule states that a possessor of land is liable for harm to trespassing children caused by an artificial condition on the land if (1) the possessor knows or has reason to know that children are likely to trespass in that place, (2) the condition is one the possessor knows or has reason to know and should realize will involve an unreasonable risk of death or serious bodily harm to children, (3) the children because of their youth do not discover the condition or realize the risk, (4) the utility of maintaining the condition and the burden of eliminating the danger are slight compared with the risk to children involved, and (5) the possessor fails to exercise reasonable care to eliminate the danger or otherwise protect children (Restatement (Second), 2 Torts 339).

I threatened people with bodily harm (though never when I was in their presence because I was too much of a chicken to do that).

Given this case was about a man who killed his wife (and I have also forgotten some of the facts about the case), when I heard about this I thought «did the jury not think that when you pick up any weapon you have to be fully aware you can take a person's life or do grievous bodily harm with it?»

where a lawyer believes upon reasonable grounds that there is an imminent risk to an identifiable person or group of death or serious bodily harm, including serious psychological harm that substantially interferes with health or well - being... where it is necessary to do so in order to prevent the death or harm.

The trial judge found the complainant did not consent because of the bruising and bodily harm she suffered which, in his view, were inconsistent with consensual sex, and that her account of the incident and what followed was credible and consistent.

For example, an order of discharge does not release a bankrupt person from any debt arising from an award of damages by a court in civil proceedings stemming from «bodily harm intentionally inflicted, or sexual assault»:

This means that a victim who is molested, groped, or caressed without their consent can recover compensation even if they do not suffer bodily harm.

A Chicago aggravated battery attorney will have the experience and knowledge necessary to devise a persuasive argument that your conduct did not rise to the level of great bodily harm.

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Effective Aug. 3, 2010, persons convicted of a first impaired driving offence that does not cause bodily harm or death will be eligible for reduced licence suspensions if they comply with the regulations of the program — the primary requirement being the installation of an ignition interlock device (essentially a mini-breathalyzer machine attached to the ignition of your vehicle making it impossible to operate the car unless sobriety is confirmed).

You are justified in using reasonable force to defend yourself against an unlawful assault provided you did not provoke the assault and you did not intend to cause death or grievous bodily harm.

Intend to kill or do great bodily harm to that other person, or know that your acts will cause death;

Consent does is not a defence, however, to assault charges stemming from a fist fight or brawl where serious hurt or non-trivial bodily harm occurs.

In so doing, Kazenelson failed to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to the workers.

The Crown did not appeal this holding, so the issue of whether choking amounts to bodily harm and whether it vitiates consent was not before the Supreme Court.

It is curious that he did not note that sexual assault causing bodily harm also carries a maximum penalty of 14 years (see Criminal Code section 272), and is thus equivalent to sexual assault with a weapon when it comes to the relevancy of precedents.

The trial judge found that KD consented to erotic asphyxiation, and that she did not experience bodily harm because the unconsciousness «was only transient» (2011 SCC 28 at para 11).

A penile swab does constitute a significant intrusion on the privacy interests of the accused, but police may nonetheless take a swab incident to arrest if they have reasonable grounds to believe the search will reveal and preserve evidence of the offence the accused was arrested for (here, sexual assault causing bodily harm), and the swab conducted in a reasonable manner.

When these do not reasonably create a fear of great bodily harm, as they could not if defendant apprehended only a misdemeanor assault, there is no cause for the exaction of a human life.

(1) make a good faith effort to persuade the client: (i) not to commit or to continue the criminal act or (ii) to pursue a course of conduct that will prevent the threatened death or substantial bodily harm; or do both (i) and (2) Inform the client, at an appropriate time, of the member's ability or decision to reveal information.