damages


Definition: Meaning of, damages in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdæmɪʤɪz /

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  1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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damages used in phrases

  • actual damages (noun)
    1. law compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
  • compensatory damages (noun)
    1. law compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
  • double damages (noun)
    1. twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
  • exemplary damages (noun)
    1. a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or wilful misconduct law compensation in excess of actual damages
  • general damages (noun)
    1. law compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
  • nominal damages (noun)
    1. as for technical violations of a contract usually $1.00 law a trivial sum awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained
  • punitive damages (noun)
    1. a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or wilful misconduct law compensation in excess of actual damages
  • treble damages (noun)
    1. three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
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