- century ▁Mexican ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Bod ily ▁harm ▁is ▁a ▁legal ▁term ▁of ▁art ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁both ▁stat ut ory ▁and ▁common ▁law ▁off ences ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Canada , ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁and ▁other ▁common ▁law ▁juris dict ions . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁syn onym ▁for ▁injury ▁or ▁bod ily ▁injury ▁and ▁similar ▁expressions , ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁with ▁a ▁precise ▁and ▁limited ▁meaning ▁in ▁any ▁given ▁juris diction . ▁The ▁expression ▁gr iev ous ▁bod ily ▁harm ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁stat ute ▁in ▁Lord ▁Ellen borough ' s ▁Act ▁( 1 8 0 3 ). ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Canadian ▁C riminal ▁Code , ▁" b od ily ▁harm " ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁" any ▁hurt ▁or ▁injury ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁that ▁inter fer es ▁with ▁the ▁health ▁or ▁comfort ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁merely ▁trans ient ▁or ▁trif ling ▁in ▁nature ." ▁ ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁ ▁The ▁expression ▁is ▁not ▁defined ▁by ▁any ▁stat ute . ▁It ▁currently ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁off ences ▁under ▁the ▁Off ences ▁against ▁the ▁Person ▁Act ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁( ss . ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 3 5 , ▁and ▁ 4 7 ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁off ence ▁of ▁burg l ary ▁under ▁the ▁The ft ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6