compensation for damage

  • 1satisfaction for damage — index compensation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2indemnity for damage to the person — Compensation for everything then on, about, or belonging to the person, as well as for all bodily injuries which are proved to be the result of the accident. Woodman v Nottingham, 49 NH 387 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 3compensation — /ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. ♦ compensation for damage payment for damage done ♦ compensation for loss of office payment to a director who is asked to leave a company before their contract ends ♦ compensation for loss of earnings payment to someone …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 4compensation — com·pen·sa·tion /ˌkäm pən sā shən/ n 1: the act of compensating 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usu. by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement …

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  • 5compensation culture — UK US noun [singular] british showing disapproval the tendency for people to try to get compensation for any loss, damage, or suffering caused by another person Thesaurus: court cases and legal processeshyponym …

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  • 6damage — ► NOUN 1) physical harm reducing the value, operation, or usefulness of something. 2) (damages) financial compensation for a loss or injury. ► VERB ▪ cause damage to. ● what s the damage? Cf. ↑what s the damage? …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7compensation — n. 1) to make, pay; offer compensation 2) to deny, refuse compensation 3) adequate, appropriate compensation 4) unemployment; workmen s (AE) compensation 5) compensation for (compensation for the damage suffered) * * * [ˌkɒmpən seɪʃ(ə)n]… …

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  • 8compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9damage — n. & v. n. 1 harm or injury impairing the value or usefulness of something, or the health or normal function of a person. 2 (in pl.) Law a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury. 3 the loss of what is desirable. 4 …

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  • 10damage — noun 1》 physical harm impairing the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.     ↘unwelcome and detrimental effects. 2》 (damages) a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or injury. verb inflict damage on. Phrases… …

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