damages
The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
Related words
- aggravated damages
- consequential damages
- contemptuous damages
- exemplary damages
- general damages
- liquidated damages
- nominal damages
- hedonic damages
- speculative damages
- unliquidated damages
- punitive damages
- special damages
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