damnification

noun

dam·​ni·​fi·​ca·​tion

ˌdamnə̇fə̇ˈkāshən,

ˌdaamn-

plural -s

: the action of damnifying : an infliction of injury or loss

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, damage, harm, from Medieval Latin damnification-, damnificatio, from Late Latin damnificatus (past participle of damnificare) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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