dictionary definitions for "injuries"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 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.
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           For he that doeth injury shall receive that that he did
           evil.                                    --Wyclif(Col.
                                                    iii. 25).
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           Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on
           trifling arguments.                      --I. Watts.
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           Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,
           And injury and outrage.                  --Milton.
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     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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