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
RikkeREEK-keDanish
JarmoYAHR-moFinnish
Kannan-Tamil
VilhelmVEEL-helm (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Nirmal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Taavet-Estonian