head cuts (الشِّجَاجُ)
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التعريف :
Injuries on a person’s face and head, as distinguished from those on the rest of the body.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The wounds in a person’s head or face.
الشرح المختصر :
"Shijāj" (head and face wounds) is inflicting a wound on the face or head, whereas the wounds afflicting the remaining parts of the body is called "jarh". There are ten types of "shijāj": 1. Five wounds for which there is no specified indemnity. They are as follows: a wound in which the skin is slightly cut without bleeding, a wound in which the skin bleeds, a wound in which the flesh under the skin is split, a wound in which the flesh is deeply penetrated, and a wound that leaves a thin membrane only between the flesh and the bones. 2. Five wounds for which there is a specified indemnity. They are as follows: a wound that reveals the bones, a wound that breaks the bones, a wound that dislocates the bones, a wound that reaches the meninges, and a wound that reaches inside the abdomen.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Shijāj" (sing. shajjah): a wound in the face or the head. It is derived from "shajj", which means cutting and tearing.