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
Ephrath-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ValÉRio-Portuguese
Zhivko-Bulgarian, Macedonian
PericlesPER-i-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Jalila-Arabic
Lucila-Spanish