damages

noun

(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.

Roots

damnumdam- · Latin · loss, harm

Synonyms for damages

indemnificationn restitutionn indemnityn solatium amendsn compensationn reparationn redressv recompensen requitaln

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