How often do we hear the phrases: “cause injuries”, “injuries incompatible with life”, “labor injuries”. Using this word in everyday life, we rarely think about its origin, but we perfectly understand what we are talking about.
The general meaning of the word in different areas of life
First of all, injury is damage caused by health, short-term or permanent. It is inflicted due to an accident, to oneself or during the commission of illegal actions. A word came from us from Old Russian and meant earlier deprivation of strength. Now this is not just a lack of strength, but a person who is mutilating bodily harm.
This word is used in different areas of life, and although the general meaning of the word remains the same, there are some features of the meaning of this word.
In psychiatry, this term is known as self-inflicted injury. This may include damage to the eyes or eardrum, genitals. Simulation of self-injuries also occurs in practice, most often it occurs among patients evading military service or participating in hostilities. It is connected in the manifestation of fears. Whereas in the first case, actions have deeper mental deviations.
If other people are injured, this is a manifestation of sadistic inclinations. A slightly different direction of psychiatry. Most often, crippling another, such patients experience a high degree of arousal, including sexual one.
Labor injury is harm to human health during the performance of their professional activities. Most often the result of an accident.
Criminal liability for injuries
The term “injury” is also used in the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation. First of all, this is a fairly new article No. 245, “Animal Abuse”. If unlawful actions result in death or serious injury, this is punishable by a serious fine, correctional labor, or up to 6 months.
Also, criminal liability for “mutilation”, depending on the severity of the damage inflicted, may be qualified under Articles 111, 112, 115 and 116 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Depending on the article, fines, correctional labor and terms of imprisonment are also provided, only terms for a person give significantly more than for animals.