in·ju·ry (?n?j?-r?)n. pl. in·ju·ries 1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing: escaped from the accident without injury; a scandal that did considerable injury to the campaign.2. A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss: a leg injury.3. Law Violation of the rights of another party for which legal redress is available.4. Obsolete An insult.[Middle English injurie, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin ini?ria, a wrong, injustice, from feminine of ini?rius, unjust : in-, not; see in-1 + i?s, i?r-, law; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.injury (??nd??r?) n, pl -ries1. physical damage or hurt2. a specific instance of this: a leg injury. 3. harm done to a reputation4. (Law) law a violation or infringement of another person’s rights that causes him harm and is actionable at law5. an obsolete word for insult[C14: from Latin inj?ria injustice, wrong, from inj?ri?sus acting unfairly, wrongful, from in-1 + j?s right]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in?ju?ry (??n d?? ri) n., pl. -ju?ries. 1. harm or damage done or sustained, esp. bodily harm: to escape without injury. 2. a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one’s shoulder; an injury to one’s pride. 3. wrong or injustice done or suffered. 4. Law. any violation of the rights, property, etc., of another for which damages may be sought. 5. Obs. injurious speech; calumny. [1350?1400; Middle English injurie