damnify

Definitions


[ˈdamnɪfʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause injury to
(e.g: Article 86 gives rise to a cause of action at the suit of a person damnified by its contravention)


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Origin:
early 16th century: from Old French damnefier, dam(p)nifier, from late Latin damnificare ‘injure, condemn’, from Latin damnificus ‘hurtful’, from damnus ‘loss, damage’




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