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to seek compensation

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  • Compensation culture — describes a society in which it is acceptable for anyone who has suffered a personal injury to seek compensatory damages through litigation from someone connected with the injury. The term is especially used to describe the legal climate with… …   Wikipedia

  • seek — [ sik ] (past tense and past participle sought [ sɔt ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) FORMAL to ask for something or try to get something: seek advice/help: Seek medical advice if symptoms last more than a week. seek permission/approval: You must… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • compensation — Arrangement under which the delivery of goods to a party is paid for by buying back a certain amount of the product from the recipient of the goods. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * compensation com‧pen‧sa‧tion [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun… …   Financial and business terms

  • seek */*/*/ — UK [siːk] / US [sɪk] verb [transitive] Word forms seek : present tense I/you/we/they seek he/she/it seeks present participle seeking past tense sought UK [sɔːt] / US [sɔt] past participle sought 1) formal to ask for something, or to try to get… …   English dictionary

  • seek — W1 [si:k] v past tense and past participle sought [so:t US so:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: secan] 1.) formal to try to achieve or get something ▪ Do you think the President will seek re election ? seek refuge/asylum/shelter etc ▪ Thousands of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • compensation — com|pen|sa|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpənˈseıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U] money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged compensation for ▪ compensation for injuries at work compensation from ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • compensation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ partial, small ▪ adequate, sufficient ▪ appropriate, fair, just …   Collocations dictionary

  • compensation — noun 1 (U) money that someone pays you because they have harmed or hurt you in some way (+ for): compensation for injuries at work | in compensation: The plane was cancelled, and all we got in compensation was a free meal. | as compensation: The… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Compensation Act 2006 — The Compensation Act 2006[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to specify certain factors that may be taken into account by a court dete …   Wikipedia

  • seek — [[t]si͟ːk[/t]] ♦♦♦ seeks, seeking, sought 1) VERB If you seek something such as a job or a place to live, you try to find one. [FORMAL] [V n] They have had to seek work as labourers... [V n] Four people who sought refuge in the Italian embassy… …   English dictionary

  • seek — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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