mental harm

collocation in English

meaningsofmentalandharm

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mental
adjective
uk
/ˈmen.təl/us
/-t̬əl/
relating to the mind, or involving the process ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk
/hɑːm/us
/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofmentalandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no loophole here formentalharm.
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Causing serious bodily ormentalharmto members of a group plainly falls within that definition.
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The freedoms and rights of citizens include freedom from physical andmentalharm.
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How many of us have seen the greatmentalharmthat that has caused to our friends and clients in the past.
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Many people believe that these organisations are doing greatmentalharmto the young people whom they capture in this way.
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I believe he said at the beginning of his remarks that he wanted the amendment to cover "significant physical andmentalharm", which was undefined.
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Clause 5(1)(c) refers to where disclosure "would expose some person other than the applicant to the risk of serious ormentalharm".
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I accept that the amendment deals withmentalharm, but how on earth do we measure such harm or judge its severity?
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The phrase physical ormentalharmmeans any injury, disease, or death.
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They are concerned with cases where significant physical ormentalharmis likely to result to the parents or to the children from a delay in the divorce.
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However, protection from physical andmentalharmis part of parents' general obligation to care for a child.
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Ergotism can cause both physical andmentalharm, including convulsions, miscarriage, necrosis of digits, hallucinations and death.
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Under that clause, a doctor can withold part of a report from an individual if the doctor judges that disclosure would cause severe physical ormentalharmto that individual.
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Nearly 300 plaintiffs subsequently sued for over $1 billion for the contamination of their wells, loss of property value, physical andmentalharm.
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Such damage includes: physical ormentalharm, lost opportunities, material damages and loss of earnings, moral damage, cost of legal, medical, psychological, and social services. 3.
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