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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
