Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective made more severe or intense, especially in law.
- adjective incited, especially deliberately, to anger.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
aggravate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective incited, especially deliberately, to anger
- adjective made more severe or intense especially in law
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Examples
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The term "aggravated felony" alone has been the subject of many federal court interpretations.
Aggie R. Hoffman: Returning to the US As An Immigrant After Unlawful Presence Aggie R. Hoffman 2011
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Congress should also clarify the meaning of the term aggravated felony so as to limit mandatory deportations to those found guilty of serious crimes, especially crimes of violence, and to clarify the situations in which U.S. attorneys and immigration judges will be allowed to consider alternative penalties.
Migra Matters 2009
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Bahati now says he has rewritten the bill to remove the death penalty provision, leaving life imprisonment as the maximum sentence for what he calls "aggravated homosexuality."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Mr Bahati now says he has rewritten the bill to remove the death penalty provision, leaving life imprisonment as the maximum sentence for what he calls "aggravated homosexuality."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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But criminal charges are fitting in "aggravated" cases, which the circumstance of Kovic's situation seem to fit, although Cottone said he could not comment specifically on the case.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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And if the conviction is classified as an "aggravated felony," deportation is virtually automatic.
Bill Ong Hing: Infusing the Deportation System With Restorative Justice Bill Ong Hing 2011
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Once you get the finished product, watching your co-worker unwrap everything while being very aggravated is very much worth the time spent.
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A new report by the University of Virginia shows a 36% decline in aggravated assaults after Prince William County local police officers were given the power to enforce immigration laws, though only 3% of those arrested for aggravated assault were undocumented immigrants
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What gets me aggravated is how they turned down the ad featuring Gays.
Think Progress » Focus on the Family to air a second ad during Super Bowl pre-game. 2010
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I'm aware of cases that were classified as aggravated felonies that included driving without a license when the person was on parole, medical benefits fraud, and multiple counts of joy-riding.
Bill Ong Hing: Infusing the Deportation System With Restorative Justice Bill Ong Hing 2011
oroboros commented on the word aggravated
agGRAvaTED
May 8, 2008
gangerh commented on the word aggravated
'Some aggravated parmesan on your spaghetti, sir?'
May 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word aggravated
AgGravatED
May 8, 2008
gangerh commented on the word aggravated
' .. and might I suggest the oak-aggravated rioja to wash it down?'
May 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word aggravated
Mmmmmmmmm!
May 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word aggravated
We had a deal there
We nearly signed it with our blood…
An understanding
I thought that you would keep your word
I'm disappointed
I'm aggravated
It's a fault I have, I know
When things don't go my way I have to
Blow up in the face of my rivals
I swear and I rant, I make quite an arrival
The men are surprised by the language
They act so discreet, they are hypocrites, so fuck them too!
(Dress up in you, by Belle and Sebastian)
December 27, 2008