HyperDic: actual_damages

English > 1 sense of the expression actual damages:
NOUNpossessionactual damages, compensatory 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 > actual 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.
Synonymscompensatory 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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