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 hurt done
to a person
or thing; detriment to, 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 receive that 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. &fist; 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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