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noninjury

noninjury noun: a practice or philosophy of not causing injury to others.

Noun

noninjury (uncountable)

  1. A practice or philosophy of not causing injury to others.
    • It is not possible to practise noninjury unless selfishness is given up in respect of all external matters.1981, Vyāsa Patañjali, Yoga philosophy of Patañjali
    • Buddhist vegetarians ancient and modern argue from karmic interchangeability, from the supreme value of noninjury...2009, Katherine Wills Perlo, Kinship and Killing: The Animal in World Religions
    Synonyms:
    ahimsa, nonviolence

Adjective

noninjury (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to injury.
    • In fact there had been two other noninjury accidents in 1976 and 1977...1986, John J Nance, Blind trust

Synonyms of noninjury

Origin of noninjury

From non- + injury.

Questions about noninjury

What does noninjury mean?
Noninjury means a practice or philosophy of not causing injury to others.
What part of speech is noninjury?
Noninjury can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near noninjury in the dictionary

  1. noninjected
  2. noninjecting
  3. noninjective
  4. noninjured
  5. noninjurious
  6. noninjury
  7. noninnate
  8. noninnervated
  9. noninnocence
  10. noninnocent
  11. noninnocents

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