HyperDic: compensatory_damages

English > 1 sense of the expression compensatory damages:
NOUNpossessioncompensatory damages, actual damages, general damages(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
English > compensatory damages: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated.
Synonymsactual damages, general damages
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderdamages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redressA sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

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