Definitions
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- adjective programming, pejorative Poorly designed; obviously wrong;
cretinous ;demented . - adjective Suffering from brain damage (an
injury to thebrain ).
Etymologies
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Examples
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This child was described as brain-damaged and subject to continuous convulsions.
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David Gibbs III, a lawyer who in 2005 fought to keep brain-damaged Terri Schiavo on life support, told rally participants gay marriage would open the door to unusual marriage in North Carolina.
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The baby in that case was born severely brain-damaged.
NHS is failing to protect vulnerable babies and must learn from its mistakes
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After his arrest, he twice tried to kill himself, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to enter a plea.
Arsema Dawit murder: IPCC finds Met police failings over teenager killed by ex
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The huge increase in damages reflects improved knowledge of a brain-damaged baby's lifetime care needs, as well as an increase in the number of cases settled, from 26 to 36.
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Democrats have balked at the governor's proposal to cap pain-and-suffering recoveries at $250,000 and to create an indemnity fund to subsidize treatment of brain-damaged infants.
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A paralyzed man in the U.K. was left brain-damaged after a nurse working in his home accidentally switched off his ventilator, the BBC is reporting.
Violetta Aylward, UK Nurse, Turns Off Man's Life Support By Mistake (VIDEO)
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Assisted dying, where a judge ruled against a family's wish to turn off a brain-damaged loved one's life support machine this week?
Speed limit: Philip Hammond puts his foot on the accelerator | Michael White
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A paralyzed man in the U.K. was left brain-damaged after a nurse working in his home accidentally switched off his ventilator, the BBC is reporting.
Violetta Aylward, UK Nurse, Turns Off Man's Life Support By Mistake (VIDEO)
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It claims that those groups inappropriately benefited from the team's final recommendations to cap pain-and-suffering in malpractice awards at $250,000 and to create a medical indemnity fund to help hospitals pay for the costs of treating brain-damaged infants.
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