pain and suffering



pain and suffering

A legal term for the physical and emotional trauma endured by the complainant in a case. Primarily heard in US. We are in court today because of the pain and suffering that Mr. Smith's reckless driving has caused my client.
See also: and, pain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Margita-Hungarian, Slovak
Seeta-Indian, Hindi
Nevenka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
ÅSeAW-se (Swedish)Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
PacaPAH-kahSpanish
AnĐA-Croatian, Serbian