Harm definition

Harm means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development, including for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another;
Harm means, in relation to a child
Harm means an unexpected or normally avoidable outcome relating to the Operators‟ Services that negatively affects a Client‟s health and/or quality of life and occurs while the Client is at the Facility or within ten (10) days of the Client‟s visit, including but not limited to: Severe Harm (critical incident) - Client attempts suicide, suffers death, complete loss of limb or organ function or requires intervention to sustain life. Moderate Harm - Client suffers partial loss or limb or organ function. Minimal Harm - Client suffers any form of harm that is less extensive and does not involve death, loss of limb or organ function, and may include clusters of infections among Clients treated in the Facility. No Apparent Harm – at the time of the event or reporting of the event, the Client does not appear to suffer any harm, but could do so in the future.

Examples of Harm in a sentence

  • If a Network Harm will occur, or if a Party reasonably determines that a Network Harm is imminent, such Party will, where practicable, notify the other Party that temporary discontinuance or refusal of service may be required, provided, however, wherever prior notice is not practicable, such Party may temporarily discontinue or refuse service forthwith, if such action is reasonable under the circumstances.

  • The approach should consider FCDO’s Ethical Guidance for Research, Evaluation and Monitoring activities and demonstrate ethical considerations, including the Do No Harm principle.1 The Review Panel will need to work closely with the implementing partners Tetra Tech, who will provide access to data stored on their systems (an MS Teams system).

  • If a Network Harm will occur or if a Party reasonably determines that a Network Harm is imminent, such Party will, where practicable, notify the other Party that temporary discontinuance or refusal of service may be required.

  • The protection against Economic Harm applies in any action whether based on contract, negligence, either sole or concurrent and strict liability or other tort, statute or otherwise.

  • If a Network Harm will occur, or if a Party reasonably determines that a Network Harm is imminent, such Party will, where practicable, notify the other Party that temporary discontinuance or refusal of service may be required, provided, however, if prior notice is not practicable, such Party may temporarily discontinue or refuse service forthwith if such action is reasonable under the circumstances.


More Definitions of Harm

Harm means injury, death, or loss to person or property.
Harm means loss, disadvantage, or injury or anything so regarded by the person affected,
Harm means ill-treatment or the impairment of health or development;
Harm means anything reasonably regarded as loss, disadvantage, or injury, including harm to another person in whose welfare the person affected is interested.
Harm means any detrimental effect of a significant nature on a person’s physical, psychological or emotional wellbeing (and includes self-harm).
Harm means physical injury or any other damage to health, including long-term health effects;
Harm means the ill treatment or the impairment of the health or development of the child, including, for example, impairment suffered as a result of seeing or hearing the ill treatment of another. In this context, 'development' can mean physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development and 'health' can mean physical or mental health.