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Definitions of damages
  1. noun
    a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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Definition that contains damages
  • trespass a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages
  • reimbursement compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.
  • indemnity legal exemption from liability for damages
  • glaucoma an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
  • adjuster one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
  • adjustor one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
  • tort (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  • trespass on the case an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss
  • personal judgement a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages
  • plant hopper related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants
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