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  • 21damages — Compensation, in monetary form, for a loss or injury, breach of contract, tort, or infringement of a right. Damages refers to the compensation awarded, as opposed to damage, which refers to the actual injury or loss suffered. The legal principle… …

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  • 22damages — Synonyms and related words: amends, amercement, atonement, blood money, compensation, consideration, distraint, distress, escheat, escheatment, fine, forfeit, forfeiture, guerdon, honorarium, indemnification, indemnity, meed, mulct, price,… …

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  • 23damages — noun The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action …

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  • 24damages — n. compensation, money paid for injury or harm done to a person or property dam·age || dæmɪdÊ’ n. injury, harm; (Slang) expense, cost (e.g., What is the damage for the drinks we had at the bar? ) v. cause harm, cause injury …

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  • 25damages — a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or injury. → damage …

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  • 26exemplary damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. exemplary damages …

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  • 27sounding in damages — Capable of being accurately measured in money. For damages only, as an action sounding in damages …

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  • 28Compensatory Damages — Money awarded to a plaintiff to compensate for damages, injury, or another incurred loss. Compensatory damages are awarded in civil court cases where loss has occurred as a result of the negligence or unlawful conduct of another party. To receive …

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  • 29nonpecuniary damages — Damages for injury of such nature that there is no money standard applicable in measurement of the amount of damages. Broughel v Southern New England Tel. Co. 73 Conn 614, 621. Damages the amount of which depends upon the enlightened judgment of… …

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  • 30compensatory damages — n: actual damages at damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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