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aggravated
[ ag-ruh-vey-tid ]
adjective
I get so aggravated when I get this much junk mail.
- made worse or more severe; intensified:
Stress impedes the emptying of the stomach, which can lead to aggravated heartburn.
- Law. characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim: aggravated assault aggravated rape
aggravated
/ ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪd /
adjective
- law (of a criminal offence) made more serious by its circumstances
Other Words From
- un·aggra·vated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of aggravated1
Example Sentences
He was found not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
The man survived and Shaver went on trial for aggravated assault.
The deputies said they were the victims of aggravated battery because the man allegedly tried to ram them with his car.
Malestein concluded the aggravated assault charge Profitt pleaded guilty to in place of official misconduct wouldn’t ordinarily require jail time for a defendant, according to a news story.
He could plead guilty to a single charge of aggravated assault and quit his job.
Two weeks before trial, Beebe pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery.
Poverty, alienation, estrangement, continuously aggravated by racism, overt and institutional.
It may be more difficult for someone who already had issues with impulsivity or depression to have those conditions aggravated.
On Monday, Kurilla was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
The two responding officers, Cuong Sam and Bryon Hargis, could have charged Rice with aggravated assault, a felony.
The sensual and abominable Carinus displayed the extravagancies of Heliogabalus, aggravated by the cruelty of Domitian.
It is full of deceit, sham, and pharisaism—an aggravated counterpart of the outside world.
A sickening revolt seized him, aggravated by the smiles of the old woman, who dipped and courtesied before him in senile delight.
The loss of trade brought Bruges face to face with the 'question of the unemployed' in a very aggravated form.
The delay aggravated the anxious watchers on the ship, and a second signal was sent.
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