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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Aggravated arson

arson accompanied by some aggravating factor, as when the offender foresees or anticipates that one or more persons will be in or near the property being burned.

Aggravated assault

Criminal assault accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon, the intent to commit another crime, or the intent to cause serious bodily harm.

Aggravated battery

a criminal battery accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon or the fact that the battery resulted in serious bodily harm.

aggravated

adj. 1. (of a crime) made worse or more serious by circumstances such as violence, the presence of a deadly weapon, or the intent to commit another crime <aggravated rob-berg>. cf. simple (1). 2. (of a tort) made worse or more serious by circumstances such as intention to cause harm or reckless disregard for another's safety <the defendant's negligence was aggravated by malice>. 3. (of an injury) harmful to a part of the body previously injured or debilitated <an aggravated bone fracture>. see aggravation rule.

aggravated arson

see arson,

aggravated assault

see assault.

aggravated battery.

see battery.

aggravated damages.

see punitive damages under damages.

aggravated kidnapping

Kidnapping accompanied by some aggravating factor (such as a demand for ransom or injury of the victim).

aggravated kidnapping.

see kidnapping,

aggravated larceny

Larceny accompanied by some aggravating factor (as when the theft is from a person).

aggravated larceny.

see larceny.

aggravated robbery

Robbery committed by a person who either carries a dangerous weapon - often called armed robbery - or inflicts bodily harm on someone during the robbery.

aggravated robbery.

see robbery.

aggravated sodomy

Criminal sodomy that involves force or results in serious bodily injury to the victim in addition to mental injury and emotional distress. ( Some laws provide that sodomy involving a minor is automatically aggravated sodomy. SOF. abbr. STATUTE OF FRAUDS.

aggravated sodomy.

see sodomy