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| in·ju·ry [ ínjəree ] (plural in·ju·ries) |
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1. physical damage: physical damage to the body or a body part
  They escaped without injury.
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2. wound: an instance of physical damage to a body part
a serious back injury
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3. harm to reputation: harm caused to somebody's career or reputation by scandal, rumor, or defamation
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4. law infringement of rights: the violation of a person's or group's rights, against which legal action can be taken
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin injuria "a wrong" < injurius "unjust" < jus "justice"] |
