Compensatory 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 compensatory damages for the medical expenses and lost wages resulting from the defendant's negligence.
- In personal injury cases, compensatory damages are awarded to restore the plaintiff to their pre-accident condition.
- The jury determined that the defendant was liable for the plaintiff's injuries and awarded compensatory damages for the pain and suffering endured.
- The company was ordered to pay compensatory damages for the environmental damage caused by their reckless disposal of hazardous waste.
- The employee was entitled to receive compensatory damages for the wrongful termination of employment.