seek damages
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law
: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money
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The new bill would allow victims to seek damages and restraining orders.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Maryland continues to seek damages from the shipping company responsible for the bridge collapse, with any proceeds used to help offset construction costs.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Barrett and other conservative justices questioned whether the 2000 law protecting prisoners’ religious rights clearly gives them the right to seek damages from individual workers.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
All sides involved condemn the man’s treatment, but at issue before the Supreme Court is whether he is entitled to seek damages from prison officials in their personal capacity.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Maryland continues to seek damages from the shipping company responsible for the bridge collapse, with any proceeds used to help offset construction costs.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Barrett and other conservative justices questioned whether the 2000 law protecting prisoners’ religious rights clearly gives them the right to seek damages from individual workers.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
All sides involved condemn the man’s treatment, but at issue before the Supreme Court is whether he is entitled to seek damages from prison officials in their personal capacity.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Seek damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20damages. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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