compensatory damages
noun
: money awarded to a victim to make up for an injury, damage, etc.
The patient sued for compensatory damages.
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The jury had awarded Fendley $1 million in business losses as part of the $3 million in compensatory damages.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The plaintiff is seeking equitable damages, compensatory damages, emotional damages, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees through a jury trial.
—Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The woman making the rape accusation, who is now 25, is asking for compensatory damages and a jury trial.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Heard, who now lives in Spain and has largely stepped back from Hollywood, was only awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
The plaintiff is seeking equitable damages, compensatory damages, emotional damages, punitive damages and attorneys’ fees through a jury trial.
—Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The woman making the rape accusation, who is now 25, is asking for compensatory damages and a jury trial.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Heard, who now lives in Spain and has largely stepped back from Hollywood, was only awarded $2 million in compensatory damages.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Compensatory damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensatory%20damages. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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