injury resulting from an accident

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• accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… …   Law dictionary

• injury — Any wrong or damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property. The invasion of any legally protected interest of another. Restatement, Second, Torts, No. 7. Absolute injuries. Injuries to those rights which a person… …   Black's law dictionary

• injury — Any wrong or damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property. The invasion of any legally protected interest of another. Restatement, Second, Torts, No. 7. Absolute injuries. Injuries to those rights which a person… …   Black's law dictionary

• accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… …   Black's law dictionary

• accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… …   Black's law dictionary

• Injury prevention — are efforts to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries caused by external mechanisms, such as accidents, before they occur. Injury prevention is a component of safety and public health, and its goal is to improve the health of the… …   Wikipedia

• accident — [ak′sə dənt] n. [ME < OFr < L accidens, prp. of accidere, to fall upon, happen < ad , to + cadere, to fall: see CASE1] 1. a happening that is not expected, foreseen, or intended 2. an unpleasant and unintended happening, sometimes… …   English World dictionary

• accident — An unplanned or unintended but sometimes predictable event leading to injury, e.g., in traffic, industry, or a domestic setting, or such an event developing in the course of a disease. [L. ac cido, to happen] cardiac a. sudden cardiac catastrophe …   Medical dictionary

• accident — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin accident , accidens nonessential quality, chance, from present participle of accidere to happen, from ad + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 14th century 1. a. an unforeseen and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• accident insurance — noun : insurance against loss through accidental bodily injury to the insured compare disability insurance * * * insurance providing for loss resulting from accidental bodily injury. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * accident insurance, insurance against… …   Useful english dictionary

• injury — The invasion of a legal right. Bowman v Davenport, 243 Iowa 1135, 53 NW2d 249, 63 ALR2d 853. To be distinguished from damage, which is the loss, hurt, or harm resulting from the injury. 22 Am J2d Damg § 1. As the word appears in an application… …   Ballentine's law dictionary