Meaning
Harm done to the body, for example in an accident or a game.
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Word origin
From Latin iniuria, meaning a wrong or an unjust act, from in- (not) and ius (right).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iniuria
- English cognates
- just, justice
Grammar
Examples
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An injury is harm to a part of the body.
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"Injuries" is the plural of "injury".
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Here it means the harm that the fall did.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 22, lesson 11: injury, bat, sometime and 7 more words.