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actual damages

Legal Definition of actual damages

Noun

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

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Definition of actual 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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