Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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offense against the person

A crime against the body of another human being. ( The common-law offenses against the person were murder, manslaughter, mayhem, rape, assault, battery, robbery, false imprisonment, abortion, seduction, kidnapping, and abduction. Cf. CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS.

offense against the person.

See OFFENSE (1).