damages
noun/ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/
1
Law The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
- The WTO dispute settlement mechanism is characterized by weaknesses such as non-retroactive damages.2020, Anu Bradford, “8. Is the Brussels Effect Beneficial?”, in The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 260:
- Derived terms
- aggravated damages, consequential damages, contemptuous damages, exemplary damages, general damages, hedonic damages, liquidated damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, special damages, speculative damages, unliquidated damages