COMPENSATORY DAMAGES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase compensatory damages. (close relations)
Definition of COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
damage
Best Alternative Words for COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
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amends | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||||
compensation | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury | ||||||||
damages | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||||||||
indemnification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance | ||||||||
recompense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered) • the act of compensating for service or loss or injury verb • make amends for; pay compensation for • make payment to; compensate | ||||||||
redress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil verb • make reparations or amends for | ||||||||
reimbursement | nounn | |||||||
noun • compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc. | ||||||||
restitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury • the act of restoring something to its original state • getting something back again | ||||||||
satisfaction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation • state of being gratified or satisfied • compensation for a wrong • (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation • act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite | ||||||||
reparations | nounn | |||||||
noun • compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury • (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors • the act of putting something in working order again • something done or paid in expiation of a wrong | ||||||||
actual damages | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated | ||||||||
general damages | ||||||||
noun • (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated |