Damages
Money for injuries
Damages is the legal term for money awarded to a person who has suffered loss or injury due to another's wrongful act.
Courts order defendants to pay damages as compensation for harm caused, whether from breach of contract, negligence, or intentional wrongdoing.
The jury awarded damages of $2.5 million.
Punitive damages go beyond compensation to punish especially egregious behavior, while compensatory damages aim to make the injured party whole.
Payment for services rendered
- awardHonor given for merit
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
restitution · liability · plaintiff · defendant · lawsuit · verdict · claim · tort
Act of completely ruining
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
devastation · ruin · breakage · spoilage · defacement · vandalism · structural · cosmetic
Existing in fact
- economicRelated to money systems
- non-economicNot concerning commerce
- lossBeing without something
- medicalOf healthcare practice
expenses · wages · earnings · suffering · pain · restoration · reimbursement · out-of-pocket
Serving as ideal model
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- egregiousConspicuously awful
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
willful · reckless · misconduct · jury · cap · excessive · vindictive · grossly
Statement of ownership or truth
- adjusterOne who calibrates
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- policyAdopted principle of action
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
property · repair · replacement · deductible · payout · appraisal · flood · fire
compensation
Payment for services rendered
settlement · restitution · liability · plaintiff · defendant · lawsuit · verdict · claim · tort · breach
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- impairmentDiminished function or capacity
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
wreckage · devastation · ruin · breakage · spoilage · defacement · vandalism · structural · cosmetic · water
actual
Existing in fact
- economicRelated to money systems
- non-economicNot concerning commerce
- lossBeing without something
medical · expenses · wages · earnings · suffering · pain · restoration · reimbursement · out-of-pocket · incidental
exemplary
Serving as ideal model
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- egregiousConspicuously awful
malicious · willful · reckless · misconduct · jury · cap · excessive · vindictive · grossly · treble
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
assessment · property · repair · replacement · deductible · payout · appraisal · flood · fire · storm
Damagesindemnity
Protection against financial loss
immunity · liability shield · exoneration · dismissal · waiver
Damagescompensation
Payment for services rendered
profits · gains · benefits · restitution · indemnification
Damagesinjunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
criminal punishment · restraining order · imprisonment · incarceration · criminal penalty
- brain damageHarm to neural tissue
- water damageDestruction from liquid intrusion
- damage controlLimiting further harm
- damaged goodsItems unfit for full price
- sun damageHarm from UV exposure
- the damage is doneConsequences are now permanent