damages

dam·age  (dmj)

n.

1. Harm or injury to property or a person, resulting in loss of value or the impairment of usefulness.

2. damages Law Money ordered to be paid as compensation for injury or loss.

3. Informal Cost; price.

v. dam·aged, dam·ag·ing, dam·ag·es

v.tr.

To cause damage to.

v.intr.

To suffer or be susceptible to damage.

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[Middle English, from Old French : dam, loss (from Latin damnum) + -age, -age.]

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damage·a·bili·ty n.

damage·a·ble adj.

damag·ing·ly adv.

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damages [ˈdæmɪdʒɪz]

pl n

(Law) Law money to be paid as compensation to a person for injury, loss, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

damages - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury amends, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity compensation - something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) relief - (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" actual damages, compensatory damages, general damages - (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated nominal damages - (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money - (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) atonement, expiation, satisfaction - compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"