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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Erhard | | ER-hahrt (German) | German, Ancient Germanic |
Euphemia | | yoo-FEM-ee-ə (English) | Ancient Greek, English (Archaic) |
Corbett | | ['kɔ:bət] | |
Nkechinyere | | - | Western African, Igbo |
Hecate | | HEK-ə-tee (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
GÖRan | | YUUR-ahn | Swedish |