| NOUN | possession | general damages, actual damages, compensatory 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | actual damages, compensatory damages | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
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