compensatory damages
noun
: money awarded to a victim to make up for an injury, damage, etc.
The patient sued for compensatory damages.
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The eight-member jury ordered that man, 69-year-old chiropractor David Walls-Kaufman, to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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CBS News, 24 June 2025
The lawsuit, filed in North Carolina in May, claims the bank violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Jones is seeking compensatory damages.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
On the third day of trial, June 18, the jury awarded $2 million in compensatory damages to Ross and Taylor, as well as $250,000, the highest amount possible, in punitive damages, their legal counsel said in a news release.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
The plaintiff is seeking a jury trial with compensatory damages, backpay and reinstatement.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
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CBS News, 24 June 2025
The lawsuit, filed in North Carolina in May, claims the bank violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and Jones is seeking compensatory damages.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
On the third day of trial, June 18, the jury awarded $2 million in compensatory damages to Ross and Taylor, as well as $250,000, the highest amount possible, in punitive damages, their legal counsel said in a news release.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
The plaintiff is seeking a jury trial with compensatory damages, backpay and reinstatement.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
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“Compensatory damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compensatory%20damages. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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