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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. |
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Language Translation for : injury
| Spanish: | lesión, | German: | die Verletzung, | Japanese: | 損傷 |
| in·ju·ry
(ĭn'jə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. in·ju·ries
[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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.
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