permanent injury
Irreversible bodily harm
A permanent injury is bodily harm that cannot be fully healed—damage that persists indefinitely rather than resolving with time or treatment.
The term appears frequently in legal and insurance contexts, where permanent injuries typically warrant greater compensation than temporary ones: The accident left him with a permanent injury to his spine.
Loss of a limb, chronic pain, or lasting impairment of function all qualify.
- scarPermanent mark from healing
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- disfigurementMarred physical appearance
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- damagescompensatory, punitive, punitive damages, nominal, actual
- sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment
- injury claimsinsurance claim, bodily harm, liability claim, slip and fall, pain and suffering
permanent injuryfull recovery
Return to prior health
acute injury · flesh wound · bruise · sprain · healing
permanent injuryclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
unscathed · uninjured · near miss · scratch · close call
permanent injuryperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
wholeness · able-bodiedness · wellness · fitness · good health
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