Having sustained physical harm or damage to the body. Can also refer to emotional or psychological harm.
From Latin 'injuria' meaning wrong or injustice, derived from 'in-' (not) and 'jus' (right or law). Originally meant 'wronged' in a legal sense before developing the physical harm meaning.
The word 'injured' originally had nothing to do with physical harm - it meant 'wronged' or treated unjustly! The connection between injustice and physical harm reflects how ancient cultures viewed injury as not just physical damage but as a violation of natural order or rights.
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