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injury

[in-juh-ree]

noun, plural -ju·ries.

harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury.

a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one's shoulder; an injury to one's pride.

wrong or injustice done or suffered.

Law. any wrong or violation of the rights, property, reputation, etc., of another for which legal action to recover damages may be made.

Obsolete. injurious speech; calumny.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English injurie < Latin injūria unlawful conduct, injustice, equivalent to in- in-³ + jūr-, stem of jūs right, law (see jus, just¹) + -ia -ia

Related forms

non·in·ju·ry, noun, plural -ries.

re·in·ju·ry, noun, plural -ju·ries.

self-in·ju·ry, noun, plural -ries.

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 especially 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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Injury is always a great word to know.

So is prosecute. Does it mean:

a formal accusation initiating a criminal case, presented by a grand jury and usually required for felonies and other serious crimes

to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against

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Injury to the kidney and ureter is damage to these organs of the upper urinary tract.

There is a special concern in this case for trauma and/or injury to children.

But some long-term pain has nothing to do with any obvious injury.

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Injury to the kidney and ureter is damage to these organs of the upper urinary tract.

There is a special concern in this case for trauma and/or injury to children.

But some long-term pain has nothing to do with any obvious injury.

Eco-friendly cleaning solutions reduce the risk of injury to children and pets.

Medication that slows progression of dementia may also reverse injury that causes cerebral palsy in preterm infants.

It is described as a clean animal with impressive horns that could cause injury.

Nothing slows down a cook more or is more likely to cause injury than dull knives.

Games for such devices generally include some type of printed warning about injury risks from prolonged playing.

There has been a lot of talk about players abusing the injury timeout rule.

The jury awarded him no money for his claim of injury to reputation, injury to earning capacity, and other charges.

Each new injury is more painful and takes longer to heal.

They are at risk to disease that their immune systems cannot fight as well as mortal injury from the loggers.

As anyone with cartilage damage from a sports injury knows, there's not a whole lot doctors can do to help.

The whole thing happened precisely as the brother told it, and the doctor provided the key-closed head injury.

So you get the endorphin rush without any possibility of injury.

Advocates of stem cell research get a boost when a researcher details his methods to cure a mouse with a spinal cord injury.

Traumatic injury of the bladder and urethra involves damage caused by an outside force.

Weight training is crucial, of course, but never so much as to threaten injury.

Geron plans to inject its oligodendrocytes into the damaged spines of patients between one and two weeks after their injury.

Coping with injury and death, the team decides to press on.

Scientists have identified the molecular players central to an incurable brain injury common in premature babies, and have.

Perhaps this individual had an injury that caused it to limp or take an irregular gait.

Even though many nets are now equipped with devices to release the dolphins, the stress of capture alone may cause injury.

The work could lead to therapies for spinal cord injury as well as.

The goal of treatment is to reduce symptoms and protect the joint from further injury while it heals.

Ironically, this underlying conception of injury is sometimes shared by those advocating for greater privacy protections.

Potential victims avoid starting fights they cannot win, while the aggressive get their way without risking injury.

But if you think the risk of serious injury failed to keep hundreds more from running.

The disabling effects of spinal injury or degenerative disease on voluntary movement can be permanent, because damaged.

They have a long muzzle and sharp fangs designed to inflict deadly injury.

Tailbone trauma is an injury to the small bone at the lower tip of the spine.

Treatment of the injury is highly individualized, and recovery time can vary greatly.

Inscriptions were etched into the door-panes both to keep the injury count down and to pep the occupants.

Many rural towns have been cut in half by the new highways, and pedestrians crossing the road risk injury and cause accidents.

For football players, turf toe is a common malady that is more of a nuisance than a serious injury.

Patients who suffer from disease or injury that leave them unable to move have little hope of independent mobility.

The girls who face the biggest risks for serious sports injury aren't even on the playing field.

If you skip this step, you will miss endorphins and increase injury.

But first starts are often the result of random events such as the injury or poor performance of existing team members.

The injury has been aggravated by the bear repeatedly rubbing her nose against the bars of her small cage.

When vision fails, it's often the result of damage to the eye caused by an injury or degenerative disease.

Significant progress has already been made in understanding brain injury.

If an injury to a finger occurs at the tip and does not involve the joint or nail bed, you may not need the help of a doctor.

The injured workers-two men and a woman-sustained varying levels of injury.

It is remarkable how often players sustain a slight injury on the eve of a friendly.

He had a penetrating injury to the left front of his chest.

After hospitalization for their burns, they both recovered without any serious permanent injury.

Often, an underlying lung disease or chest injury is the culprit in pneumothorax.

Divorce does injury to the covenant of salvation, of which sacramental marriage is the sign.

The president, once widely liked, has added insult to injury.

The surgery successfully removed all of the tumor without any injury to surrounding brain tissue.

These kinds of problems mainly occur after an injury to the forebrain.

Aside from providing a killer story for picking up women, the injury objectively and quantifiably ruined my life.

Others are in hospitals in various states of injury from what happened.

On drilling rigs and in oil-sands mines a small mistake can easily result in injury or death.

Too heavy, and the rate of descent is so fast that the skydiver lands too hard, risking serious injury.

It is a severe form of bending injury to the erect penis that occurs when a membrane called the tunica albuginea tears.

And even the tiniest needles cause a micro injury underneath the skin.

But then, on the gallops, the horse split a pastern-a foot injury that usually happens to younger animals.

The injury would have severely impeded its ability to capture almost anything but humans.

The amount of care an injury requires relays the significance of that injury.

But the injury reports that teams release are vague, incomplete, and full of spin.

The benefits of faking outrage and injury in sport can outweigh the penalties.

But the level of injury would depend on the size of the coconut and the speed at which it hits the devotee.

Other reports, however, have found sustained injury in certain areas.

No one knows how much time elapsed between the injury and when he was brought to a hospital.

On top of the obvious dangers of injury or death during combat, they tend to live harsh lives.

On an island without a hospital, it's an extremely serious injury.

Mild traumatic brain injury represents a silent but brutal plague among combat veterans and a hidden threat to.

Then it explodes, causing serious injury to one of your guests.

Suspicions linger that it was prepared to risk injury to players to keep its partners happy and its coffers filled.

By day nine, one of the boys was forced to withdraw because of a nagging ankle injury.

Your exam confirms that the original injury has healed.

Rather than rehabilitating after an injury, a pitcher can prevent that injury with sound.

He was a nuclear physicist who had suffered a football injury that threatened to paralyse him.

Perhaps no other injury to a river is as profound as the construction of a dam.

Most people have one somewhere: a nasty scar from an old injury.

Crashes in the old time could mean death or a lifetime injury.

If they had administered the treatment correctly there would have been no injury.

His report found that there was no evidence of heat injury to the dog's respiratory tract.

Whether or not lawyers can negotiate finder's fees, they can certainly handle personal injury claims.

Thousands of other animals in the country also faced injury or sickness immediately after the.

However, the participants in these sports regard the decreased risk of injury as more important.

The injury was severe enough to curtail him and still gives pain.

Most of those diagnoses were for concussions or other relatively mild forms of brain injury.

The animal's thick, bony skull usually prevents serious injury.

Because there's a higher risk of injury and death from traffic accidents on presidential election days.

Even a once-over can provide crucial information about whether to stay and risk injury or turn.

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World English Dictionary

injury (ˈɪndʒərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	physical damage or hurt
2.	a specific instance of this: a leg injury
3.	harm done to a reputation
4.	law a violation or infringement of another person's rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law
5.	an obsolete word for insult

[C14: from Latin injūria injustice, wrong, from injūriōsus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in-¹ + jūs right]

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Word Origin & History

injury

late 14c., 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).

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Medical Dictionary

injury in·ju·ry (ĭn'jə-rē)
n.