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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Injury \In"ju*ry\, n.; pl {Injuries}. [OE. injurie, L. injuria,
fr injurius injurious, wrongful, unjust; pref. in- not +
jus, juris, right,law,justice: cf F. injure. See {Just}, a.]
Any damage or violation of the person, character, feelings,
rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which
injures, or occasions wrong loss damage, or detriment;
harm; hurt; loss mischief; wrong evil; as his health was
impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the
character.
For he that doeth injury shall receve that he did evil.
--Wyclif(Col.
iii. 25).
Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on
trifling arguments. --I. Watts.
Riot ascends above their loftiest towers, And injury
and outrage. --Milton.
Note: Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional
doing of wrong --Fleming.
Syn: Harm; hurt; damage; loss impairment; detriment; wrong
evil; injustice.
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