an award of damages

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• Damages (TV series) — Damages Damages intertitle Format Legal drama Psychological thriller Crime Mystery Created by …   Wikipedia

• damages — I noun amends, compensation, costs, expenses, expiation, fine, indemnification, indemnity, injury, just compensation, legal costs, legal liability, loss, penalty, recompense, recovery, reimbursement, remuneration for injury suffered, reparation,… …   Law dictionary

• award — 1 vt [Anglo French awarder agarder to look at, decide on, impose, alteration of Old French esguarder to look at, from es , intensive prefix + guarder to guard] 1: to give in accordance with a judicial or administrative determination or decision… …   Law dictionary

• Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• damages — ➡ legal system * * * In law, the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or injury for which another is liable. The theory of an award of damages in a personal injury or other tort case is that injured parties should… …   Universalium

• award — a|ward1 [ ə wɔrd ] noun count *** 1. ) a prize or other reward that is given to someone who has achieved something: She won the Player of the Year award. award for: an award for outstanding services to the industry 2. ) an amount of money or a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• damages — Compensation, in monetary form, for a loss or injury, breach of contract, tort, or infringement of a right. Damages refers to the compensation awarded, as opposed to damage, which refers to the actual injury or loss suffered. The legal principle… …   Accounting dictionary

• damages — Compensation, in monetary form, for a loss or injury, breach of contract, tort, or infringement of a right. Damages refers to the compensation awarded, as opposed to damage, which refers to the actual injury or loss suffered. The legal principle… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Damages — Titre original Damages Autres titres francophones Dommages et intérêts (  Québec) Genre Série judiciaire, dramatique Créateur(s) Todd A. Kessler, Gle …   Wikipédia en Français

• Damages, Assessment of — Damages are not assessed in an arbitrary fashion but are subject to various judicial guidelines. The general principle is that the claimant is entitled to full compensation for his or her losses. The purpose of damages in tort is to put the… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• damages — [plural] ► LAW money that a person or organization is ordered by a court of law to pay to another person or organization because they are responsible for harming them in some way: »They want the rival company to withdraw the product and pay… …   Financial and business terms