I.any thing that is done contrary to justice and equity, injury, wrong, violence: “injuria ex eo dicta est, quod non jure fiat! omne enim, quod non jure fit, injuria fieri dicitur: hoc generaliter. Specialiter autem injuria dicitur contumelia. Interdum injuriae appellatione damnum culpa datum significatur: interdum iniquitatem injuriam dicimus, etc.,” Dig. 47, 10, 1: “cum autem duobis modis, id est aut vi aut fraude, fiat injuria,” Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41: “injuriae sunt, quae aut pulsatione corpus, aut convicio aures, aut aliqua turpitudine vitam cujuspiam violant,” Auct. Her. 4, 25, 35.
I. Lit.: “tibi a me nulla orta est injuria,” Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 35: “alienum est a sapiente non modo injuriam cui facere, verum etiam nocere,” Cic. Fin. 3, 21, 71: “injuriam inferre,” id. Off. 1, 7, 24: “injurias contumeliasque imponere,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 9, § 20: “injuriam jacere et immittere in aliquem,” id. Par. 4, § 28: “in populum Romanum,” Liv. 44, 1, 10: “accipere ab aliquo,” Cic. Div. in Caecil. 18, 60: “propulsare,” id. Rosc. Am. 50, 145: “defendere,” Caes. B. C. 1, 7: “condonare alicui,” id. B. G. 1, 20: “persequi,” id. ib. 7, 38: “ulcisci,” id. ib. 1, 12: “injuriis onerare,” Ter. And. 5, 1, 8: “per injuriam,” in an unjust manner, unjustly, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 226.—The abl. injuriā is used adverb., unjustly, undeservedly, without cause: “ne palma detur cuiquam artifici injuriā,” Plaut. Poen. prol. 37: “dispertivisti,” id. Aul. 2, 5, 4: “si me meis civibus injuriā suspectum viderem,” Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: “hoc horret Milo: nec injuriā,” id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 6.
II. Transf., injurious, unlawful, or unjust conduct.
A.
1. Act., injustice, wrongdoing: “vostrā hercle factum injuriā,” Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 66: “quocumque aspexisti, ut furiae, sic tuae tibi occurrunt injuriae,” Cic. Par. 2, 18: “ut meum jus teneam et injuriam tuam persequar,” id. Caecin. 11, 32. —
2. Pass.: “pro veteribus Helvetiorum injuriis populi Romani,” Caes. B. G. 1, 30: “Sabinae mulieres, quarum ex injuria bellum ortum,” Liv. 1, 13, 1; cf., so of dishonoring, deflowering a virgin, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 64; id. Cist. 1, 3, 32.—
B. An injurious act, injury, outrage, insult, affront: “injuriarum multam dicere,” Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 57: “injuriarum dicam alicui scribere,” Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 15: actio injuriarum, an action for a personal injury or affront, Cic. Caecin. 12, 35: “periculum injuriae muliebris,” Liv. 26, 49, 12: “agere injuriarum,” Dig. 47, tit. 47: “teneri injuriarum,” ib. 11: injuriarum experiri, ib. fin.: “injuriarum judicio convenire quempiam,” ib. 13: “tantine injuria cenae?” the insult of a dinner, Juv. 5, 9.—
C. Unjust severity, harshness, rigor: “(filius) carens patriā ob meas injurias,” Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 85; cf. “paterna,” id. ib. 5, 2, 39.—
D. Revenge or punishment for injury inflicted: “injuria consulis, etiam si justa, non tamen in magistratu exercenda,” Liv. 42, 1, 12: “injuria caedis nostrae,” Verg. A. 3, 256.—
E. An unjust acquisition: “injuriam obtinere,” Liv. 29, 1, 17.—
F. A damage, harm, injury of any kind, even that which proceeds from inanimate things: “ab injuria oblivionis aliquem asserere,” Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 4: “pluviarum,” Col. 11, 3, 7: “ignis,” id. ib.: “frigorum, grandinum aut nivis,” Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 134: “puellam vinculis onerat, ex quorum injuria decessit,” Just. 43, 2: “comparere incolumem ac sine injuria,” Suet. Aug. 14: “haerens injuria lumbis,” pain, disease, Ser. Samm. 38, 452: “curandum ne magna injuria fiat fortibus,” Juv. 8, 121.
