general damagesnoun [ plural ]
ukusLAW, INSURANCEthe amount of money that a court orders to be paid to a person who has been injured or for something that has been lost or damaged, when it is impossible to judge the value of the pain, loss, etc.:
General damages are those damages that can't be weighed or put on a scale.
The family of the injured girl has sued for $2 million in general damages and $50,000 in medical bills.
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actual damages