personal injury

noun

An injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.

Meanings

nounpersonal injury (plural personal injuries)

plural personal injuries

  1. lawAn injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 人身傷害 /人身伤害
  • 人身傷害 /人身伤害 (rénshēn shānghài)injury to the body
Finnish henkilövahinko
  • henkilövahinkoinjury to the body
French blessure
  • blessureinjury to the body
German Personenschaden
  • Personenschadeninjury to the body
Norwegian Bokmål personskade
  • personskadeinjury to the body
Spanish daño moral
  • daño moralinjury to the body
Swedish personskada
  • personskadainjury to the body
Cite this entry
APA

personal injury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20injury

MLA

“personal injury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20injury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “personal injury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/personal%20injury.

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