Section 320 in
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defines
grievous hurt. The
punishment
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is enhanced when the
hurt is grievous.
The text
The following kinds of hurt only are designated as "Grievous":
;First
Emasculation
;Second
Permanent
privation
Privation is the absence or lack of basic necessities.
Child psychology
In child psychology, privation occurs when a child has no opportunity to form a relationship with a parent figure, or when such relationship is distorted, due to their treatm ...
of the sight of either eye
;Third
Permanent privation of the hearing of either ear
;Fourth
Privation of any member or joint
;Fifth
Destruction or
permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint,
;Sixth
Permanent disfiguration of the head or face
;Seventh
Fracture or
dislocation
In materials science, a dislocation or Taylor's dislocation is a linear crystallographic defect or irregularity within a crystal structure that contains an abrupt change in the arrangement of atoms. The movement of dislocations allow atoms to sl ...
of a bone or tooth,
;Eighth
Any hurt which endangers life or which causes the sufferer to be during the space of twenty days in severe bodily pain, or unable to follow his ordinary pursuits.
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