New Jersey legal term
Bodily injury in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Bodily injury” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Bodily injury” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Bodily injury" means physical pain, illness or any impairment of physical condition; b. (N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Assault
- Criminal mischief
- Endangering another person; offense created; degree of crime
- Hazing
- Interference with transportation
- Arson and related offenses
- Booby traps in manufacturing or distribution facilities; fortified premises
- Burglary
- Carjacking defined
- Crime of official deprivation of civil rights
- Criminal coercion
- Endangering an injured victim
Related terms in the same statutes
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