compensatory damages

noun Law.

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

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compensatory damages
noun
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated [syn: actual damages]

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People could collect compensatory damages for expenses, lost wages, pain and

suffering.

The plaintiff is to be made whole through compensatory damages only.

It is not known what they are seeking in terms of compensatory damages.

In addition to compensatory damages the courts began to award punitive damages.

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