money damages
Court-ordered cash payment
Money damages are monetary compensation awarded by a court to someone who has suffered loss or injury due to another's wrongdoing.
Distinguished from other remedies like injunctions or specific performance, money damages aim to make the injured party whole financially: The jury awarded $2 million in money damages for breach of contract.
Also called monetary damages.
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- out of courtResolved privately, no trial
- civil lawsuitNon-criminal legal proceeding
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