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aggravated

a gruh vay tuhd

  • v  make worse
  • v  exasperate or irritate
  • s  made more severe or intense especially in law
    aggravated assault
  • s  incited, especially deliberately, to anger
    aggravated by passive resistance

  • In See Jane Hit, a new book about girls and violence, psychologist James Garbarino links unprecedented violence among girls the rate of aggravated assault among girls younger .
  • In 1956 Negroes accounted for 28% of all arrests, and 48% of the arrests for homicide, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny and auto theft.
  • Ever since Thailand's tough Premier Sarit Thanarat died last December of a variety of ailments aggravated by hard work and high living, his body has rested in a fetal position .
News & Articles

  • Three men charged with aggravated assault
    Three men have been arrested and charged with aggravated assault following an incident in the Richmond area Tuesday night.
    June 12, 2013 - Fort Bend Herald
  • Aggravated insurance fraud charges vs. Elgin man
    Elgin Insurance fraud: Juventino Guzman, 52, of the 500 block of Prospect Boulevard, Elgin, has been charged with four Class 1 felony counts of aggravated insurance fraud. According to police, Guzman made false claims over an 18-month period to Westfield Insurance for claims of more than $100,000. Further details were not immediately available. Bail was set at $75,000, and he was given a June 14 ...
    June 11, 2013 - The Courier News
  • Caregiver tied up during aggravated robbery while elderly couple in bedroom
    Two men are facing aggravated robbery charges after Harris County authorities said they broke into a house, tied up a woman and stole $12,000.
    June 10, 2013 - KPRC Local 2 Houston
Quotes

  • Fidel Castro in Guardian Unlimited
    The danger of a massive world famine is aggravated by Mr. Bush's recent initiative to transform foods into fuel,Castro wrote in Cuban news media, referring to US support for using corn and other food crops to produce gasoline substitutes.
  • Gianluigi Buffon in The Canadian Press
    I thought I tore something apart, but it turned out I just aggravated my sciatic nerve,Buffon said.
  • Phil Mickelson in Forbes
    Food prices have risen sharply leading to food riots in several countries. Increased wealth and growing populations in developing countries contribute to steadily increasing global demand for grains, for food and animal feed, aggravated by rapidly... Gordon Brown http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Brown&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE-PFSKfa_9Cue9zTZuv_tG4sb9AQ Environment News Service http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2008/2008-04-10-01.asp&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGTzQZJz9oI_NdjSVgUJNMfc_XRig Apr 10, 2008 2042 2761 aggravating I feel OK to hit balls," said Mickelson, who lost a one-shot lead on the final hole at Winged Foot last year, allowing Ogilvy to win. "It's sore and aggravating and it's annoying, but it's not like the pain was as little as five, six days...

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