noxal
/ˈnɒksl/Law (chiefly Roman Law )
adjective
Of or relating to damage or injury done by a person or animal belonging to or in the power of another.
- noxal action noun the process whereby a claim is instituted against a party for such damage or injury. noxal surrender noun the compensatory surrender to the plaintiff of the person, animal, etc., by which the injury was done..
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Daniel (?1563–1619), poet and historian. From classical Latin noxālis from noxa harm, injury + -ālis.