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Injuries

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.

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.

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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injuries

n. (plural of injury English)

Usage examples of "injuries".

Much had to be arranged to insure that injuries were reduced to a minimum.

Literal chaos in some instances, and sickbay was full of injuries, everything from carelessness through flare-ups to attempted suicide.

In a matter of seconds, they flitted away and he was clad in the most gorgeous raiment she had ever seen, his unsightly injuries masked.

Feaver's view, a railing is like a lawn mower or a pharmaceutical drug, where the manufacturer is strictly liable for any injuries that result from use of the product.

Although the official view reported it as a suicide, whisper had it that his injuries couldn't have been self-inflicted.

Internal damage was minimal: minor injuries from the gravity flux, and loss of the portside visual monitors.

When Ford recovered from his injuries, they'd become lovers - and in the years since, whenever they chanced to meet, they had enjoyed each other's company.

Not out exactly, but we all smelled it when they brought the injuries in.

She wondered if Mayerd had found out anything from Kai, besides the nature of his injuries and illness, but the medic had spent all her time on physical symptoms.

Only Siris has any injuries, and his aren't bad enough to prevent his taking the induction medications.

She sternly reminded herself that he had been in a crash, had had no surgical treatment to mend injuries sustained weeks before and she must be discreet and tolerant.

Fortunately, everyone involved seemed to put his surliness down to a combination of pain from his injuries and wooziness due to the pain-pills he'd gulped.

This went beyond the superficial injuries and known diseases she was qualified to treat.

The ultra sensitive equipment was primarily used now in hospitals to detect brain damage to newborn infants suffering oxygen starvation during birth, or, as in Henry Darrow's case, brain injuries where similar oxygen deprivation, bleeding, and pressure must be ascertained.

Medium tall, he kept himself physi cally trim, and one would never guess his serious injuries from seeing him walk or manage eating uten sils.