emotional harm
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemotionalandharm
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emotional
adjective
uk/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən.əl/us/ɪˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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harm
noun[U]
uk/hɑːm/us/hɑːrm/
physical or other injury ...
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(Definition ofemotionalandharmfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Emotionalharmwas reserved for narrated events that did not entail concurrent physical harm.
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But simply by identifying such partial patients, the physician may unwittingly inflictemotionalharmon them.
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Emotionalharmand property damage were relatively infrequent at both ages in both communities.
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That is theemotionalharm.
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Again, although stories about events of physical harm may have also involvedemotionalharm, they were not double-coded.
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Such women often suffer enormous physical andemotionalharm.
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Some of them express their concern about theemotionalharmthat might be caused to women who are found to be carriers.
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Let us suppose that it will cause serious mental oremotionalharm.
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It also stated thatemotionalharmwas being done to children.
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They usually involve a risk of physical oremotionalharm.
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Anything less will continue to cause significant psychological andemotionalharmto all of the families involved.
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The amendments will go some way towards addressing the awful problem ofemotionalharminflicted on young people and children.
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Should the injury include mental oremotionalharmserious enough to warrant compensation in its own right the tariff allows for that.
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Even with intentional conduct, absent material damage, claims foremotionalharmwere similarly barred.
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The jury awarded $75,000 because of emotional distress and $250,000 because they found the funeral home was negligent and intentionally inflictedemotionalharm.
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Courts had been reluctant to accept a tort foremotionalharmfor fear of opening a wide door to frivolous claims.
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It can also include inflicting physical injury onto other targets, such as children or pets, in order to causeemotionalharmto the victim.
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