damages

[ US /ˈdæmədʒəz, ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/ ]
[ UK /dˈæmɪd‍ʒɪz/ ]
NOUN
  1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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How To Use damages In A Sentence

  • Most church insurance policies exclude punitive damages. Christianity Today
  • The full extent of the damages to the church's property has yet to be determined. Christianity Today
  • However the damages and injuries from the accidents so far this year surpassed those of last year.
  • Mr. Lennon said appraisers can sit down and come up with an inherent commercial value for a patent "based on how much in damages a person could collect, analyzing profitability in the market of a product and how much is sold. Contenders to Line Up for Nortel Patents
  • They are sensitive to the sense of struggle and resignation in this dramatic movement and their rubato, though fluid, never damages the integrity of the underlying pulse.
  • The city now seeks to amend the claim to plead fraudulent misrepresentation and deceit and to seek punitive damages.
  • Lawyers acting for the victims - including the parents of twins who suffered kidney failure - are claiming damages for injury and consequential loss. The Sun
  • His Honour did not misapprehend the facts, he did not misapply legal principle, he did not miscalculate the damages, nor did he err in the exercise of his discretion.
  • When a plaintiff is able to prove defamation per se, damages are presumed, but the presumption is rebuttable. Heroes or Villains?
  • Dairy Crest are suing Mr Rollings for damages, claiming he canvassed for custom while he was still working for them.
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