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<h1>Injudicious</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In`ju*di"cious</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>judicious</ets>; cf. F. <ets>injudicieux</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; <as>as, an <ex>injudicious</ex> adviser</as>.</def>

<blockquote>An <b>injudicious</b> biographer who undertook to be his editor and the protector of his memory. <i>A. Murphy.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; <as>as, an <ex>injudicious</ex> measure</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning; incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.</syn>

<h1>Injudiciously</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In`ju*di"cious*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an injudicious manner.</def>

<h1>Injudiciousness</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In`ju*di"cious*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being injudicious; want of sound judgment; indiscretion.</def>

<i>Whitlock.</i>

<h1>Injunction</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*junc"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>injunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>injungere</ets>, <ets>injunctum</ets>, to join into, to enjoin. See <er>Enjoin</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.</def>

<blockquote>For still they knew,and ought to have still remembered, The high <b>injunction</b>,not to taste that fruit. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Necessary as the <b>injunctions</b> of lawful authority. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.</def>

<note>&hand; It is more generally used as a preventive than as a restorative process, although by no means confined to the former.</note>

<i>Wharton. Daniell. Story.</i>

<h1>Injure</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In"jure</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Injured</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Injuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>injuriari</ets>, fr. <ets>injuria</ets> injury, perh. through F. <ets>injurier</ets> to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr. E. <ets>injury</ets>, or F. <ets>injure</ets> injury. See <er>Injury</er>.]</ety> <def>To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: <sd>(a)</sd> To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. <sd>(b)</sd> To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. <sd>(c)</sd> To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. <sd>(d)</sd> To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. <sd>(e)</sd> To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. <sd>(f)</sd> To impair, as the intellect or mind.</def>

<blockquote>When have I <b>injured</b> thee? when done thee wrong? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat; abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.</syn>

<h1>Injurer</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In"jur*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who injures or wrongs.</def>

<h1>Injuria</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*ju"ri*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Injurie</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Injury; invasion of another's rights.</def>

<h1>Injurious</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*ju"ri*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>injuriousus</ets>, injurius; cf. F. <ets>injurieux</ets>. See <er>Injury</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>