injury

in·jury (in′jə rē)

noun pl. -·ries

physical harm or damage to a person, property, etc.
an injurious act; specif.,
1. an offense against a person's feelings, dignity, etc.
2. loss in value inflicted on a business, reputation, etc.
3. a violation of rights; wrong
Obsolete an insult

Etymology: ME iniurie < L injuria < injurius, wrongful, unjust < in-, not + jus (gen. juris), right, justice: see just

A violation of rights, or harm inflicted on an individual, for which damages or relief may be sought in court.

Converse of object

sustain: He died at the scene, from injuries sustained in the motor accident.
suffer: I myself have suffered the same injury to my right arm in 1993.
inflict: A well aimed kick from them can smash the skull of a hunting dog or inflict serious injury on a lion.
cause: Furthermore, debilitating injuries caused by falling luggage would be reduced.
hamstring: Medical investigations Are probably not necessary unless the condition, as may happen with hamstring injuries, fails to resolve.

Adjective modifier

spinal: With spinal injury, you can't feel anything from the break down.
serious: Muscat, who has just returned from serious injury, has two years left on his current contract.
minor: Two people were treated in hospital for minor injuries.
fatal: A rig which had accidentally descended and caused fatal injuries to a worker.
bodily: The accident involved bodily injury causing disability for more than 3 days or death.
personal: Hill walking is an activity with a danger of personal injury or death.

Modifies a noun

compensation: If you have been injured as a result of someone else's negligence then you are legally entitled to claim personal injury compensation.
solicitor: Our specialist personal injury solicitors Our personal injury solicitors have a wide range of specialties among them.
claim: The time limits for making personal injury claims are, broadly speaking, much more generous than the time limits for making ET claims.

Noun used with modifier

whiplash: To make a no win no fee compensation claim for whiplash injury call 0800 10 757 95.
knee: She quit to take up ballet, however a knee injury prematurely ended her career.
ankle: Meanwhile, goalkeeper Roger Freestone, who was reported to be nursing an ankle ligament injury, has been named in the Swans squad.
brain: These are all typical features of a frontal lobe brain injury.
cord: Whilst on holiday in Spain Henry sustained a spinal cord injury in a diving accident.
hamstring: George Watson's season started badly with a hamstring injury.

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