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Concussion
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CONCUSSION, civ. law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to give something of value. It differs from robbery in this, that in robbery the thing is taken by force, while in concussion it is obtained by threatened violence. Hein. Lec. El, Sec. 1071
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Two miles away, fans at Citizens Bank Park go quiet when the concussive force and noise of the explosion reach them.
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Here in the depths of winter on the Central Coast, a storm is heading in, and nature trumpets her intentions with the deep, concussive sound of waves pounding the shore.
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Several common features that incorporate clinical, pathological and biomechanical injury constructs that may be utilized in defining the nature of a concussive head injury include:
Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) by AMAA Journal
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