compensatory damages

noun

: money awarded to a victim to make up for an injury, damage, etc.

The patient sued for compensatory damages.

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Recent Examples on the Web Last month, a federal jury awarded $22.5 million in compensatory damages to the estate of William Amor, a Naperville man who spent 22 years in prison for the 1995 murder of his mother-in-law — a crime he was later found to have not committed. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024 Vasquez and her team won over $10 million in compensatory damages on behalf of Depp in the suit. —

Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 Muddy Water Pictures was awarded $30,000 for copyright infringement and $125,000 in punitive damages, as Webber won $400,000 in compensatory damages for defamation and $250,000 in punitive damages. —

Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2024 The family was initially awarded $8.5 million in compensatory damages. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for compensatory damages

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