damages
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: dam‧ag‧es
Noun
damages pl (plural only)
- (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
Translations
money awarded to a claimant
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