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3 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: injury n 1: any physical damage to the body [syn: {hurt}, {harm}, {trauma}] 2: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt [syn: {accidental injury}] 3: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat [syn: {wound}, {combat injury}] 4: an act that injures someone From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: INJURY, n. An offense next in degree of enormity to a slight.
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