general damages

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Noun1.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 compensatedgeneral 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
actual damages, compensatory damages
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
amends, damages, indemnification, redress, restitution, indemnity - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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