Dictionary entry
legal injury
因侵犯法律权利而造成的任何损害或伤害
any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
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any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right
In use
The court ruled that the company's negligence caused a legal injury to the employee.
If you suffer a legal injury due to a defective product, you may be entitled to compensation.
The plaintiff must prove that the defendant's actions directly caused a legal injury.
suffer legal injury
“suffer”常与法律损害连用，表示遭受侵害。
The plaintiff suffered legal injury due to the breach of contract.
原告因合同违约遭受了法律损害。
cause legal injury to sb/sth
“cause legal injury to”强调造成损害的行为。
The company's negligence caused legal injury to its clients.
该公司的疏忽对客户造成了法律损害。
compensate for legal injury
“compensate for”常用于法律语境中的损害赔偿。
The court ordered the defendant to compensate for the legal injury.
法院命令被告赔偿法律损害。
Common mistakes
He suffered a legal damage.He suffered a legal injury.
学习者误用了'damage'，但在法律语境中，表示法律权利受损时应用'legal injury'。'legal damage'不是标准表达。
He caused legal injury on the company.He caused legal injury to the company.
介词使用错误。英语中表示'对……造成伤害'时，injury后应接介词to，而不是on。中文的'对'可能干扰导致误用'on'。
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