Meaning compensatory damages
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compensatory damages


n. damages recovered in payment for actual injury or economic los...
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compensatory damages


A sum of money to which a plaintiff is entitled that, so far as is possible, makes amends for the actual loss sustained. See also Punitive damages.
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compensatory damages


reimbursement for actual loss or injury, as distinguished from exemplary or punitive damages
Source: nycourts.gov

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Money damages recovered as compensation for economic loss, such as lost wages.
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actual damages at damage
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Damages awarded to a claimant that compensate the claimant for losses sustained and are designed to make the injured party "whole." This contrasts with punitive damages, which are intended not merely to compensate the claimant but to punish the wrongdoer as well.
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Compensatory damages are damages sufficient in amount to indemnify the injured person for the loss suffered. It is the amount of money that will adequately compensate the actual damages that are cause [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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The award, usually monetary, that is intended to compensate the claimant for injury sustained.
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Compensation for the loss incurred. These may include specific damages (the documentable, actual expenses incurred by the injured party, such as medical bills, wages lost and property replacement), an [..]
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Settlement paid to a publisher for noncompliant or unauthorized product use.
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Damages paid to compensate victims for losses caused by the torts of the perpetrator. Such losses include out-of-pocket expenses; loss of income; expenses such as medical bills, therapy, and funeral costs; loss of present and future earning capacity; conscious pain and suffering; financial support; and "consortium," the loss of th [..]
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compensatory damages


Money that one person must pay another to cover the cost of a wrong or injury. (See damages.)
Source: courts.ca.gov

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Damages awarded to compensate an injured person for the actual (proven) injury or loss. Punitive damages
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Damages paid to compensate victims. Such losses include out-of-pocket expenses; loss of income; expenses such as medical bills, therapy, and funeral costs; loss of present and future earning capacity; [..]
Source: info.nicic.gov

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compensatory damages


n. damages recovered in payment for actual injury or economic loss, which does not include punitive damages (as added damages due to malicious or grossly negligent action).
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