Definition for HARM

HARM, n. [Sax. hearm or harm. In G. the word signifies grief, sorrow.]

  1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment. Do thyself no harm. Acts xvi. He shall make amends for the harm he hath done in the holy thing. Lev. v.
  2. Moral wrong; evil; mischief; wickedness; a popular sense of the word.

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