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Injury

//ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ.i// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Damage to the body of a living thing. countable, uncountable

    "The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."

  2. 2
    wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted wordnet
  3. 3
    Other forms of damage sustained by a living thing, e.g. psychologically. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage wordnet
  5. 5
    The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests. countable, uncountable

    "Slander is an injury to the character."

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  1. 6
    an accident that results in physical damage or hurt wordnet
  2. 7
    Injustice. archaic, countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat wordnet
  4. 9
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To wrong, to injure. obsolete, transitive

    "The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.

Etymology 2

From Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman injurie, from Latin iniūria (“injustice; wrong; offense”), from in- (“not”) + iūs, iūris (“right, law”). Doublet of injuria.

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