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HURT Definition & Legal Meaning

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In such phrases as “to tbe hurt or annoyance of another,” or “hurt, molested,or restrained in his person or estate,” this word is not restricted to physical injuries, butincludes also mental pain, as well as discomfort or annoyance. See Rowland v. Miller(Super. N. Y.) 15 N. Y. Supp. 702; Pronk v. Brooklyn Heights R. Co., 68 App. Div. 390,74 N. Y. Supp. 375; Thurston v. Whitney, 2 Cush. (Mass.) 110.

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