Actual Damages (Noun)
Meaning
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The court awarded the plaintiff actual damages in the amount of $50,000 for the defendant's breach of contract.
- Under the terms of the agreement, the company was liable for actual damages resulting from its failure to deliver the goods on time.
- The jury determined that the defendant was responsible for actual damages totaling $200,000 due to its negligent actions.
- The lawyer argued that her client was entitled to actual damages for the financial losses her business suffered as a result of the defendant's actions.
- In this case, the court limited the plaintiff's recovery to actual damages, rejecting the plaintiff's request for punitive damages.