Sentences with phrase «means infliction»

For purposes of this Section, and subject to subsection (b), «torture» means infliction of or subjection to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the animal.

Not exact matches

Marshall University defines harassment as any expression that causes «mental harm, injury, fear, stigma, disgrace, degradation, or embarrassment,» while Colorado State University at Pueblo explains it as the «infliction of psychological and / or emotional... through any means.»

Physical threat means conduct that places a person in reasonable apprehension of imminent, serious physical harm and includes any attempt or actual infliction of physical harm.

Torture is defined to mean «every act, omission... whereby the  willful and malicious infliction of pain or suffering is caused, permitted  or allowed to continue when there is a reasonable remedy or relief.»

Only by foreign infliction can meaning be attained.

«Even assuming the truth of all that, «callous, meddlesome, mean - spirited, officious, overbearing, and vindictive» as it would be — it is not enough to meet the outrageous conduct standard required for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Intentional Infliction of Mental Suffering - means that the defendant has done an act, which is clearly meant to cause a reaction in the victim, and the reaction is caused.

Consultant Editor of Housing and Property Law Joint author (with Philip Sales) of «Intentional Infliction of Harm by Unlawful Means» Law Quarterly Review (1999) 411