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  1. actual damages, compensatory damages, general damagesnoun

    (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

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  1. actual damages

    Actual damages, also known as compensatory damages, refer to the monetary compensation awarded to a person who has suffered a loss, injury, or harm caused by another person or entity's unlawful act or negligence. This compensation is intended to restore the financial state of the affected person to what it would have been if the harmful event had not occurred. It may cover both tangible costs such as medical expenses, property damage, and lost wages, as well as intangible harms like pain and suffering.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of actual damages in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of actual damages in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    Even good defamation cases are hard to win in court, because of the discovery involved and proving actual damages. But this case, I think, is going to be extraordinarily difficult, the defense will be that this is simply an expression of opinion by the President, which he's allowed to express, and that is considered non-defamatory under defamation law.

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