infliction

Examples of inflicted

inflicted

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Damage inflicted by upstream deforestation on downstream farmers without compensation is an example of the former.
Often, the sanctions inflicted on those seeking to be elected were as much intra- as inter-ethnic or tribal.
So when the eighth child died, those who buried it inflicted some injuries under the sole of the feet, probably with thorns.
One merits exactly the harm one has inflicted.
As the severity of physical or emotional maltreatment increases, children may cease to see a correspondence between their behavior and the inflicted punishment.
Privately inflicted sanctions for violations of criminal laws are not grounded in the judgments of the appropriate agent, namely the state.
These negative reactions may in turn lead to the infliction of (justified or unjustified) privately inflicted sanctions such as social stigmatization and isolation.
Problems emerged on two fronts stemming from the same lack of self-analysis that inflicted previous popular genres.
The infliction of state-initiated privately inflicted sanctions is impermissible.
The entire clause is a logistical cryptogram and represents the epitome of logistical horror inflicted by the multiple standards of the presidency system.
The cooperation is inflicted with administrative, political, and economic difficulties on both sides, which makes projects less successful.
Its not clear what this adds, practically speaking, if the quantum of damages in either case is measured by the damage inflicted.
It has inflicted a terrible curse on this country.
Death at a post-dermal location resulting from subtle damage inflicted during skin migration cannot be ruled out.
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