compensatory damages

plural noun

, Law.

1. damages, measured by the harm suffered, awarded to the injured person as due compensation.

Example Sentences

She is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for “severe emotional distress,” compensatory damages and legal fees.

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He is seeking $10 million in actual and compensatory damages as well as exemplary and punitive damages to be decided at trial.

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Doe is seeking a jury trial and an “excess of seven figures in punitive and compensatory damages, including unpaid wages,” his legal team said in a statement to The Times.

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In addition to ownership of the historic ball, Matus is seeking actual and compensatory damages.

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She wants a jury trial and unspecified compensatory damages; a financial judgment for mental pain, anguish and emotional distress; punitive and exemplary damages, and payment of legal fees.

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