actual harm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactualandharm
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actual
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/us/ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
existing ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk/hɑːm/us/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofactualandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofactual harm
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The same point can be made about a corporation's ties to the community irrespective of itsactualharmto it.
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There is no possibility ofactualharmwhatsoever.
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We do not even begin to think of seeking compensation for mere negligence but almost always only foractualharmsuffered.
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After all, small risks rarely lead toactualharm, whereas fear and so on can have a constant dampening effect on one's spirits.
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His claim that it cannot explain whyactualharmis the measure of damages has been shown to be patently false.
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The threshold foractualharmvaries by jurisdiction.
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The potential foractualharmis unbelievably small.
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The interference with the property must result inactualharm.
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At that stage in the consultation process it was proposed that the test should be that the information would be likely to cause "actualharm"or"actualharmor distress".
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Suppose in these days of rationalisation one limb of industry sought to doactualharmto another limb.
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Actualharmresults from a system of inspection which obviously must be open to such criticism as that.
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I would support the traditional definition of "pollution"; that is, one which potentially causesactualharmto the environment.
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It was said that flogging was a deterrent and did not do anyactualharmof a lasting character.
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All the experts can say is that, as far as is known, none have causedactualharm.
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But we must ensure that we retain a differential between such offences and offences involvingactualharm.
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It is the case that some people take the view that these nasty films do noactualharm.
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It provides that such disclosure must be shown to have causedactualharmto the nation if a prosecution is to be justified.
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As "neglect" does not necessarily constituteactualharm, though it may well cause it, we should resist incorporating it into subsection (8).
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People can and will be convicted and imprisoned without there being any evidence thatactualharmhas been done to the national interest.
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It is important to learn from the experiences of others: claims for damages must be related to theactualharmsuffered.
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That reflects one of the basic premises of the measure — that only disclosures which are likely to causeactualharmshould attract criminal penalties.
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We do not think it is necessary but, like the patent medicine in the story, we do not think it does anyactualharm.
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In deciding to reject the amendment, we remain true to our intention to reflect theactualharmcaused by the sale and use of those drugs.
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The offence is not limited to disclosures likely to causeactualharm, but will be caused by any disclosure of any information about an identifiable business.
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Some awards for libel far exceed the cost of theactualharmand bear no comparison at all to the pain and suffering caused by personal injury.
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