Damages
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Tichondrus on October 14, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Compensatory Damages | an award of an amount of money that compensates a plaintiff for the injuries suffered and nothing more |
| Consequential Damages | Damage, loss, or injury that does not flow directly and immediately from the act of the party but only from some of the consequences or results of the act |
| Nominal Damages | damages awarded by a court when a successful plaintiff has proven a legal injury but no actual resulting damages |
| Punitive Damages | damages in excess of losses suffered by the plaintiff awarded to the plaintiff as a measure of punishment for the defendant's wrongful act |
| Speculative Damages | damages not founded on fact but on the expectations that a party may have hoped for from a contract that has been breached |
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