injury

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

injury (countable and uncountable, plural injuries)

  1. Damage to the body of a human or animal.
    The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.
  2. The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
    Slander is an injury to the character.
  3. (archaic) Injustice.

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Verb

injury (third-person singular simple present injuries, present participle injurying, simple past and past participle injuried)

  1. (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
    • Template:RQ:Flr Mntgn Essays II.12:
      The best of us doth not so much feare to wrong him, as he doth to injurie his neighbour, his kinsman, or his master.

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Noun

injury

  1. Alternative form of injurie