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
Breanabree-AN-ə, bree-AHN-əEnglish (Modern)
FlipFLIPDutch
BoŽOBO-zhoCroatian, Serbian, Slovene
Caoileann-Irish
Fletcher['fletʃə]
Gervasiojer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish