- law of damages
- A term of art applied to the body of principles which determines the size of a verdict. 22 Am J2d Damg § 22.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
law of damages
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damages — I noun amends, compensation, costs, expenses, expiation, fine, indemnification, indemnity, injury, just compensation, legal costs, legal liability, loss, penalty, recompense, recovery, reimbursement, remuneration for injury suffered, reparation,… … Law dictionary
damages, actual — n. Damages for actual losses and injuries sustained; also called compensatory damages or general damages. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
damages, consequential — n. Damages for an injury that arises from the consequences of an act, for loss that arises from an injury but is not directly caused by the injury and would not necessarily occur; also called special damages. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx… … Law dictionary
damages, incidental — n. Damages for expenses that arise out of an occurrence that gives rise to a claim for actual damages. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
damages, punitive — n. Damages over and above compensation for actual injury, intended to punish the wrongdoer for malicious conduct; also called exemplary damages The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell … Law dictionary
damages, double or treble — n. Damages awarded in particular kinds of cases in which the court will award two or three times the amount awarded by the jury. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
damages, liquidated — n. A sum that a party to a contract agrees to pay if he or she breaches it; meant to be a reasonable estimate of the loss that the breach would cause. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
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damages — A pecuniary compensation or indemnity, which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to his person, property, or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. A… … Black's law dictionary
damages — A pecuniary compensation or indemnity, which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury, whether to his person, property, or rights, through the unlawful act or omission or negligence of another. A… … Black's law dictionary
