COMPENSATORY DAMAGES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

Synonyms:

actual damages; compensatory damages; general damages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("compensatory damages" is a kind of...):

amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)