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

  1. 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.

  2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss: a leg injury.

  3. Law Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available. See Synonyms at injustice.

  4. 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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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).
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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
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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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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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Idioms & Phrases

injury

see add insult to injury.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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