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injury

in·ju·ry [ ínjəree ] (plural in·ju·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. physical damage: physical damage to the body or a body part
They escaped without injury.

2. wound: an instance of physical damage to a body part
a serious back injury

3. harm to reputation: harm caused to somebody's career or reputation by scandal, rumor, or defamation

4. law infringement of rights: the violation of a person's or group's rights, against which legal action can be taken

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin injuria "a wrong" < injurius "unjust" < jus "justice"]
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