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in⋅ju⋅ry

[in-juh-ree]

–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

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Language Translation for : injury

Spanish:

lesión,

German:

die Verletzung,

Japanese:

損傷

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in·ju·ry (ĭn'jə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. in·ju·ries

Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing: escaped from the accident without injury; a scandal that did considerable injury to the campaign.
A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss: a leg injury.
Law Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available. See Synonyms at injustice.
Obsolete An insult.

[Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin iniūria, a wrong, injustice, from feminine of iniūrius, unjust : in-, not; see in-¹ + iūs, iūr-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]

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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).

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injury
noun
1.	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
2.	an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
3.	a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat [syn: wound]
4.	an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
5.	wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted

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Injury

In"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Injured; p. pr. & vb. n. Injuring.] [L. injuriari, fr. injuria injury, perh. through F. injurier to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. injury, or F. injure injury. See Injury.] To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.

When have I injured thee? when done thee wrong? --Shak.

Syn: To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.