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  • 11damage — /ˈdæmɪdʒ / (say damij) noun 1. injury or harm that impairs value or usefulness: *it s alcohol that s doing the damage. –transcript, aboriginal deaths in custody: public discussion, 1989. 2. (plural) Law the estimated money equivalent for… …

  • 12damage — dam•age [[t]ˈdæm ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. aged, ag•ing 1) injury or harm that reduces value, usefulness, etc 2) law damages, the estimated money equivalent for loss or injury sustained 3) Often, damages. Informal. cost; expense; charge: What are the… …

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  • 13damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …

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  • 14Damage tolerance — is a property of a structure relating to its ability to sustain defects safely until repair can be effected. The approach to engineering design to account for damage tolerance is based on the assumption that flaws can exist in any structure and… …

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  • 15damage — [n1] injury, loss accident, adulteration, adversity, affliction, bane, blemish, blow, breakage, bruise, casualty, catastrophe, cave in, contamination, corruption, debasement, depreciation, deprivation, destruction, deterioration, detriment,… …

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  • 16cause detriment — index damage, prejudice (injure) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17cause injury — index damage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18cause mischief — index damage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19damage — I n. harm 1) to cause, do damage to; to inflict damage on 2) to suffer, sustain damage 3) to repair, undo damage 4) grave, great, extensive, irreparable, serious, severe; lasting, permanent; light, slight; widespread damage 5) fire; flood;… …

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  • 20damage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 harm/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, massive, serious, severe, significant, substantial, untold …

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