- measure of damages
- The rule of law established by statute or decision for arriving at the amount of the plaintiff's damages which he is entitled to recover in a given case. 22 Am J2d Damg § 45.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
measure of damages
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