Mental Suffering - Law Dictionary Search Results
mental suffering
Matched in: Term mental suffering
mental anguish
Matched in: Term mental anguish
pained
Made to suffer mental pain … Made to suffer mental pain
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Cruelty
injured health. Cruelty may be physical or mental. Mental cruelty is the conduct of other spouse which causes mental suffering or fear to the matrimonial life of the other, Savitri Pandey v. Prem Chandra Pandey, AIR 2002 SC
Mental cruelty
Matched in: Term Mental cruelty
emotional distress
conduct and for which damages may be sought called also emotional harm mental anguish mental distress mental disturbance mental suffering see also outrage, zone of danger NOTE: Damages may be recoverable for emotional distress that is caused intentionally
idiot
idiot : a person with esp. profound mental retardation NOTE: While the terms idiot imbecile, and moron survive in many state codes and statutes, they are … modern terminology distinguishes between mild, moderate, severe, and profound levels of retardation. Historically persons with mental retardation have suffered legal disabilities (as in not being allowed to marry or vote). Generally today, an adult with mental retardation
Person with disability
Person with disability, means a person suffering from any of the conditions relating to autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation or a combination of any two or more of such conditions and includes a person suffering from
cruelty
circumstance to a crime (as murder). 2 : a spouse's conduct that endangers life or health or causes mental suffering or fear called also cruel and inhuman treatment NOTE: Cruelty is a ground for divorce.
Handicapped
Handicapped, means a person-(i) visually handi-capped; (ii) hearing handicapped; (iii) suffering from locomotor disability; or (iv) suffering from mental retardation. [Rehabilitation Council of India Act, 1992 (34 of 1992), s. 2(1) (c)]
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