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in⋅ju⋅ry

  [in-juh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ju⋅ries.
1. harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.
2. a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.
3. wrong or injustice done or suffered.
4. Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.
5. Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME injurie < L injūria unlawful conduct, injustice, equiv. to in- in- 3 + jūr-, s. of jūs right, law (see jus, just 1 ) + -ia -ia

Synonyms:
1. destruction, ruin, impairment, mischief. 1–3. Injury, hurt, wound refer to impairments or wrongs. Injury, originally denoting a wrong done or suffered, is hence used for any kind of evil, impairment, or loss, caused or sustained: physical injury; injury to one's reputation. Hurt suggests esp. physical injury, often bodily injury attended with pain: a bad hurt from a fall. A wound is usually a physical hurt caused by cutting, shooting, etc., or an emotional hurt: a serious wound in the shoulder; to inflict a wound by betraying someone's trust.

Antonyms:
1. benefit.
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Word Origin & History

injury 
1382, from Anglo-Fr. injurie "wrongful action," from L. injuria "wrong, hurt," noun use of fem. of injurius "wrongful, unjust," from in- "not" + jus (gen. juris) "right, law" (see jurist). Injure (v.) is a back-formation first recorded 1583; the earlier verb was injury (c.1484).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ju·ry
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Latin injuria, from injurus injurious, from in- not + jur- jus right
1 : an act that wrongs or harms another; specifically : a violation of a legally protected interest (as the physical or mental well-being, property, reputation, or rights of another) for which the law allows an action for legal or equitable relief
2 : hurt, damage, or loss sustained
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ju·ry
Pronunciation: 'inj-(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: hurt, damage, or losssustained
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

injury in·ju·ry (ĭn'jə-rē)
n.

  1. Damage, harm, or loss, as from trauma.

  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss.

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