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compensatory damages

Damages awarded to the insured for a loss or injury he or she has suffered. This may include damages given for mental or physical suffering, time lost, or expenses.

Related information about compensatory damages:
  1. Compensatory Damages - Legal Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
    A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of ...
     
  2. Damages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Compensatory damages, called actual damages, are paid to compensate the claimant for loss, injury, or harm suffered as a result of (see requirement of ...
     
  3. Compensatory damages - Legal Dictionary | Law.com
    compensatory damages. n. damages recovered in payment for actual injury or economic loss, which does not include punitive damages (as added damages ...
     
  4. Compensatory damages - WORLD Law Direct
    Jan 12, 2011 ... Compensatory damages are intended to provide a plaintiff with the monetary amount necessary to replace what was lost and nothing more.
     
  5. Compensatory damages | LII / Legal Information Institute
    A buyer and a seller enter into an agreement where the buyer agrees to pay $2500 for the seller's Rolex wrist watch. If the buyer breaches the contract by ...
     
  6. Compensatory Damages Definition | Investopedia
    Compensatory damages are awarded in civil court cases where loss has occurred as a ... To receive compensatory damages the plaintiff has to prove that a loss ...
     
  7. Compensatory Damages: Definition from Answers.com
    Payment to someone who has suffered harm, such as for loss of income, expenses incurred, property destroyed, or personal injury.
     
  8. Remedies for Employment Discrimination - EEOC
    Compensatory damages pay victims for out-of-pocket expenses caused by the discrimination (such as costs associated with a job search or medical expenses) ...