compensatory damages
noun
: money awarded to a victim to make up for an injury, damage, etc.
The patient sued for compensatory damages.
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Barring that, Denver is asking that the $14 million in compensatory damages that a jury awarded to a dozen plaintiffs be reduced.
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
The family is asking for more than $25,000 in compensatory damages, plus any additional attorney’s fees and court costs.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Jurors awarded the man — who is now in his 70s and has not been named — $412 million in punitive and compensatory damages following the medical malpractice trial in Albuquerque in November 2024.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
In the suit filed Monday, Hamby is seeking compensatory damages.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Max Levy, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
The family is asking for more than $25,000 in compensatory damages, plus any additional attorney’s fees and court costs.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Jurors awarded the man — who is now in his 70s and has not been named — $412 million in punitive and compensatory damages following the medical malpractice trial in Albuquerque in November 2024.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
In the suit filed Monday, Hamby is seeking compensatory damages.
—Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Compensatory damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensatory%20damages. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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