Definitions for Damages
dam·ages

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redressnoun

   a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. damagesnoun

   The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Damages

   At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognised at law, the loss must involve damage to property, or mental or physical injury; pure economic loss is rarely recognised for the award of damages.Compensatory damages are further categorized into special damages, which are economic losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses, and general damages, which are non-economic damages such as pain and suffering and emotional distress. Rather than being compensatory, at common law damages may instead be nominal, contemptuous or exemplary.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. damages

   Damages refer to a sum of money awarded in a legal proceeding as compensation to a person who has suffered loss or injury due to the unlawful act or negligence of another party. It is designed to restore the person who has been harmed to the position they would have been if the harm had not occurred. Damages can be categorized into different types, including compensatory, punitive, nominal, and special damages.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Damages

   of Damage

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Damages

   In law, damages are an award, typically of money, to be paid to a person as compensation for loss or injury;. The rules for damages can and frequently do vary based on the type of claim which is presented and the jurisdiction. At common law, damages are categorized into compensatory damages and punitive damages. Compensatory damages are further categorized into special damages, which are economic losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses, and general damages, which are noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.

Matched Categories

1. • Compensation

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Damages' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4113

How to pronounce Damages?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Damages in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Damages in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Damages in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Damages in a Sentence

1. Pilar Rangosajo:

   I am worried -- I am thinking of my children and my grandchildren. They are so young, that's why we're here, it's so hard for me because every typhoon damages our home. We don't have the money to fix it.

2. Fire Marshal Chuck Allen:

   Damages range from completely destroyed homes, damaged homes, to trees and power lines down, the initial response of emergency responders was to locate and identify any injured individuals.

3. Health Minister Simon Harris:

   We know we have a relationship with alcohol in this country that is not good, that damages our health, that harms our community. This will help to change the culture of drinking in Ireland over a period of time.

4. Mayor Doug Sprouse:

   Many residents have been displaced from their homes and numerous businesses have reported significant damages.

5. Mikel Elliott:

   [Renting] trucks and trailers is not a sexy business, you can provide the best service, but if you screw up the invoice and how you handle any damages with a client, forget about it—they won’t come back.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Damages
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Damages
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damages
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Damages
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Damages