mitigation of damages

Legal Definition of mitigation of damages

Phrase

1. A person who sues another for damages has a responsibility to minimize those damages, as far as reasonable.
   
   Example: In a wrongful dismissal suit, the person that was fired should make some effort to find another job so as to minimize the economic damage on themselves.

Related terms

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