damage mitigation
Lessening potential losses
Damage mitigation is the act of reducing harm or loss, especially after something has already gone wrong.
In insurance and legal contexts, parties often have a duty to mitigate damages—taking reasonable steps to limit losses rather than letting them compound: The landlord failed to mitigate damages by leaving the unit vacant for months.
In gaming, damage mitigation refers to defensive abilities that reduce incoming harm.
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- structural integrityWholeness under load
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- disaster preparednessPlanning for potential crises
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
assessment · shielding · triage · barriers · buffer zone · flood barriers · maintenance · forecasting · inspection · redundancy · hardening · armor · retrofitting · first aid · adaptation · containment · safety margins · early warning systems
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
damage mitigationmaking things worse
exacerbation · aggravation · neglect · inaction · sabotage
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Deliberate disruption of operations
destruction · vandalism · wrecking · ruination · devastation
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