seek damages

idiom

law

: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money

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Any attempt by the Entrant to deliberately damage the Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. —

USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 The lawsuits seek damages to help communities cope with climate risks and damages. —

Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 Days after the outage, Delta hired David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft. —

Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024 Under state law, plaintiffs can seek damages for broad and open-ended claims such as a failure to warn of a danger, false advertising or creating a public nuisance. —

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for seek damages