injury
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈɪndʒəri/
- Formal
:
perjuicio
- The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, stating that the injury was unjustly inflicted.
- material injury
- cause injury
- inflict injury
Right, He says in cases of of personal and private injury.
- Right, He says in cases of of personal and private injury.
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Examples
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We assessed types and mechanisms of injury on the basis of information included in EMS patient care reports.
Academic text (2011) -
While it is not your intention to do her an injury, it is inevitable that you do.
Fiction book (1996) -
However, later when the statement was taken for the personal injury report, he had changed his story.
Academic text (2017) -
And this is also the second instance of injury from unknown parties.
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Why is there an injury report in pro football?
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Why the hell would he hire a personal injury lawyer for a contract dispute?
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His outrage had suddenly overcome the fear of injury that usually held him back.
Fiction book (1990) -
Presumably, an even greater number of nonfatal injuries have occurred in similar circumstances.
Academic text (1990) -
He is compensated through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
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He says that injury is injustice and imposing vindication is justice.
Synonyms
820
1.0
A bad effect on people or things
Harm a court will accept as a reason to sue someone
The right to bring a case in court because you were harmed
Idioms
- Informal
12
4.5
To make a bad situation worse by saying or doing something that hurts someone more
Compounds
- Specialized
3
2.8
Damage to the muscles at the back of the thigh that causes pain when you move
- Specialized
2
6.3
Damage that happens when an object like a knife or bullet enters the body through the skin
- Specialized
1
4.9
An injury to the neck caused by a sudden strong movement of the head, often in a car crash
- Specialized
1
4.1
Damage to the small parts of the throat that make sound when you speak
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Injury comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and jus 'right', the same root as justice and just. So an injury is a 'not right' done to someone's rights, reputation, or property, which is why it can be a legal wrong.