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GENERAL DAMAGES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("general 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)