In forceUpdated to 4 Jul 2023Current version · Updated to 4 Jul 2023
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as “grievous”:
(a)
emasculation;
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(b)
permanent privation of the sight of either eye;
(c)
permanent privation of the hearing of either ear;
(d)
privation of any member or joint;
(e)
destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;
(f)
permanent disfiguration of the head or face;
(g)
fracture or dislocation of a bone;
(h)
any hurt which endangers life, or which causes the sufferer to be, during the space of ten days, in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.