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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. 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 severeinjury; 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. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. n. an accident that results in physical damage or hurt n. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage n. wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted Source: ecdict

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