Noun

1. Damages deemed to compensate the injured party for losses sustained as a direct result of the injury suffered.

Related terms

• damages
• incidental damages
• aggravated damages
• expectation damages
• punitive damages
• general damages
• liquidated damages
• direct damages
• consequential damages
• reliance damages
• hedonic damages
• special damages
• unliquidated damages

Noun

1. Compensatory damages, also called actual damages, are paid to compensate the claimant for loss, injury, or harm suffered by another's breach of duty.

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