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Adjustment In Damages Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is COMPENSATION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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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

30%15 Extra damages awarded in addition to compensatory damages
noun

• (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)

21%6Adjustment to a new habitat
noun

• (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat

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The Guardian Cryptic15 Jul 2002 Across 22
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