actual damages meaning

UK /ˈæktʃʊəl ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/ US /ˈæktʃəwəl ˈdæmədʒəz/ 6 syllables

actual 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.

Definition of actual damages

  1. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated

    Synonyms: compensatory damages, general damages

    Type of: damages

How to pronounce actual damages

actual damages is pronounced /ˈæktʃʊəl ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/ in British English and /ˈæktʃəwəl ˈdæmədʒəz/ in American English. It has 6 syllables.

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