monetary relief
Cash for hardship
Monetary relief is financial compensation awarded to remedy a harm or loss.
The term appears primarily in legal contexts, where it contrasts with other forms of relief like injunctions or specific performance.
A court grants monetary relief when it orders one party to pay damages to another: The plaintiffs sought monetary relief for breach of contract.
Also called money damages.
- damagesCompensation for injury
- tax rebatesReturned excess payments
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- out-of-court settlementResolution bypassing formal litigation
legal remedy · settlement · punitive damages · pain and suffering · victim compensation · refugee assistance · stimulus check · cash payment · emergency funds · social safety nets · public assistance programs · donor-advised funds · debt forgiveness · housing subsidies · donations · back pay · endowments · financial aid
monetary relieffinancial burden
Costly ongoing obligation
monetary penalty · financial hardship · fine · debt · levy
monetary reliefloan
Borrowed money repaid later
secured loan · unsecured loan · debt · financial obligation · indebtedness
monetary relieffinancial loss
Negative monetary outcome
financial ruin · forfeiture · confiscation · expropriation · impoverishment
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