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Definition 2024


damages

damages

English

Verb

damages

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of damage

Noun

damages pl (plural only)

  1. (law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.

Derived terms

  • aggravated damages
  • consequential damages
  • contemptuous damages
  • exemplary damages
  • general damages
  • liquidated damages
  • nominal damages
  • punitive damages
  • special damages

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