money to be paid as compensation to a person for injury, loss, etc
Examples of 'damages' in a sentence
damages
Trading standards officers said it damages the environment.
The Sun (2010)
It damages one of our most successful export industries and weakens our economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He is famous for not being boring and has the libel damages to prove it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The islanders stand to win the right to return and a damages bill potentially for hundreds of millions of pounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The investors are seeking damages for the economic value that they claim they will lose as a result of the IPO.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A woman who claims that she was injured when a gull attacked her is seeking £30,000 damages from the owner of the building where she worked.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All related terms of 'damages'
damage
To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
pay damages
If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
claim damages
If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
seek damages
If a court of law awards damages to someone, it orders money to be paid to them by a person who has damaged their reputation or property, or who has injured them.
hedonic damages
compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
nominal damages
damages of a small amount awarded to a plaintiff where substantial compensable loss has not been established but legal rights were violated
exemplary damages
damages awarded to a plaintiff above the value of actual loss sustained so that they serve also as a punishment to the defendant and a deterrent to others
incidental damages
legal damages that are relatively minor but connected with the main damages
punitive damages
a form of monetary compensation paid to the plaintiff in order to punish the defendant and prevent future unlawful behaviour
compensatory damages
damages, measured by the harm suffered , awarded to the injured person as due compensation
bomb damage
damage to buildings, etc caused by the explosion of a bomb
brain damage
If someone suffers brain damage , their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally .
fire damage
damage caused to a building or other object by fire
flood damage
damage to property caused by floodwater
criminal damage
intentionally damaging property that belongs to someone else, including public property
accidental damage
damage to a person's home or its contents that occurs unintentionally during the course of everyday life
collateral damage
Collateral damage is accidental injury to non-military people or damage to non-military buildings which occurs during a military operation.