injuries

4 definitions • 11 examples

physical harm or damage to someone's body caused by an accident or an attack:

a head/back/knee injury

receive/sustain injury Several train passengers received/sustained serious injuries in the crash.

injury to Injuries to the spine are common among these workers.

escape injury They were lucky to escape (without) injury.

physical harm or damage done to a living thing:

[ C ] He was removed from the game with a knee injury.

[ U ] They were lucky to escape injury.

physical harm that is done to someone:

a long period of injury

injury to sb/sth The plaintiff had claimed damages for injury to his health from exposure to asbestos dust.

an injury claim/case

He suffered an injury to his back at work.

harm or damage that is done to a business or its reputation:

The firm filed a lawsuit against the site to prevent serious injury to its reputation.