Meaning damages
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n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the person suing) may b...
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Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won. Damages may be compensatory (for loss or injury) or punitive (to punish and deter future misconduct).
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Monetary compensation or indemnity for wrong or injury caused by the violation of a legal right. 1. Compensatory damages - Reimbursement for actual loss or injury. 2. Exemplary damages - Monetary awar [..]
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Money claimed by, or a monetary award to, a party who has suffered bodily injury or property damage for which another party is legally responsible.
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In contract work, eitherActual - The actual increased cost to one party caused by another party's acts or failure to act, or Liquidated - The amount of money set forth in the contract as being th [..]
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A genuine pre-estimate of likely loss, liquidated damages are a pre-agreed sum of money that the buyer estimates will be lost in the event of a breach of their contractual obligations by the supplier. [..]
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Whereas liquidated damages represent damages which have been quantified in advance, unliquidated damages may be awarded by a court when no specified sum has been determined between the parties and inc [..]
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1) In a lawsuit, the harm caused to a party who is injured. 2) In a lawsuit, the money awarded to one party based on injury or loss caused by the other. For either definition, there are many different [..]
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Definition The financial compensation that a claimant seeks or a court awards for injuries sustained or property damaged by another.
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money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case that the plaintiff has won, to compensate the plaintiff for loss or injury.
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  Compensation.
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Damages means the sum of money that can be claimed by a person from a wrong doer for injuries or loss caused. Damages are the pecuniary compensation or indemnity which may be recovered in the courts b [..]
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Generally, damages is a monetary amount awarded to the plaintiff by the court in order to compensate the plaintiff for actual injury sustained by the actions of the defendant. In trademark cases, the [..]
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This is the amount of compensation that’s paid by a losing party to the winning party in a litigation case
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(n) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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Money awarded by court to a person for injury or loss suffered by the unlawful act or negligence of another.
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Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.
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Money that one party becomes legally obligated to pay to another party.
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Money awarded by the court to a person harmed by the unlawful or negligent act of another.
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In the legal system, this term refers to a sum of money awarded to a party to compensate for loss or harm to a person or property. In a car accident lawsuit, there are several different types of damag [..]
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Monetary compensation that may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss, detriment, or injury to his or her person, property or rights, through the unlawful act or negligence of another.
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Injuries to DNA that introduce deviations from its normal, intact structure and which may, if left unrepaired, result in a Mutation or a block of DNA Replication. These deviations may be caused by phy [..]
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Adverse functional, metabolic, or structural changes in ischemic Tissues resulting from the restoration of Blood flow to the Tissue (Reperfusion), including swelling; Hemorrhage; Necrosis; and damage [..]
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If a person has suffered a loss as a result of a civil wrong they may apply to the Court for an order that their loss be compensated by payment of money. The money claimed or paid is referred to as damages. 
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Any and all monetary compensation a plaintiff obtains in a judgment. The purpose is to fully compensate a victim for his or her losses. In maritime law, damages are awarded on the basis of both genera [..]
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The goal of damages is to compensate someone for the injury or death of person, to restore person or family to where they were prior to injury and to measure in financial terms the extent of harm the [..]
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Money that one party becomes legally obligated to pay to another party because of a loss or harm to their person or property.
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An amount of money claimed by or awarded to a third party as compensation for injury or loss.
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Generally, money that one party becomes legally obligated to pay to another party.
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A sum of money that a party is legally obligated to pay to another as compensation for property damage or injury.
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Money awarded by a court to a person(s) through a civil action.
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Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won. Damages may be compensatory (for loss or injury) or punitive (to punish and deter future misconduct).
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Money that a court orders paid to party (usually the plaintiff
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are a cash compensation ordered by a court to offset losses or suffering caused by another’s fault or negligence. Damages are typically requested when persons sue for breach of contract or tort
Source: justice.alberta.ca (offline)

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In a technical sense, damages refer to the money or compensation recoverable in a lawsuit by a party who has been injured in person or property or rights by the negligence of another.
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Amounts of money awarded to winning parties in civil suits expressed in a judgment.
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Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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Money that must be paid by the loser in a civil case
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Pecuniary compensation for damage suffered, as paid by the person causing it or awarded by a court in a civil law proceeding.
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A monetary compensation which may be recovered in the courts by a person who has suffered a loss or injury through the unlawful act or negligence of another.
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monetary compensation for various kinds of losses, past and future, including emotional or physical injuries, loss of earnings, costs of care and financial or property losses.
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Money paid by a defendant to a plaintiff as compensation for the wrong done to return the plaintiff, as close as possible, to the situation he or she was in before the harm or injury occurred.   top
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Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. default judgement:
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n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the person suing) may be awarded in a lawsuit. There are many types of damages. Special damages are those which actually were caused by the injury and include [..]
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Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.
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The sum of money that the law awards or imposes as monetary compensation, recompense or satisfaction for an injury done or a wrong sustained as a consequence either of a breach of a contractual obligation or a tortuous act.
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Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil
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Amounts of money awarded to winning parties in civil suits expressed in a judgment.
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A monetary amount awarded to the plaintiff by the court in order to compensate the plaintiff for actual injury sustained by the actions of the defendant. In trademark cases, the basis of damages is ty [..]
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Damages are designed to put the injured party in the same financial position as they would have been in, had the contract been carried out.
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An amount of money awarded to the person injured by another’s tort or wrongdoing.
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The award by court or prior mutual agreement for a breach of contract.
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A monetary amount claimed and awarded to a person for loss or injury to the person or the person´s property. Various types of damages may sought depending on the circumstances of the injury or loss, including:
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Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in a civil case to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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Damages is the term used to describe monetary awards that a judge will grant to a prevailing party. There are a several different types of damages:
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n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the person suing) may be awarded in a lawsuit. There are many types of damages. Special damages are those which actually were caused by the injury and include [..]
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