seek damages
idiom
law
: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money
Examples of seek damages in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The plaintiffs seek damages on behalf of all Starbucks workers in those states, whether or not their stores are unionized.
—
Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit, however, doesn’t seek damages related to her educational attainment.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
The court’s 1971 decision let a Brooklyn man seek damages against individual federal narcotics agents for violating his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 30 June 2025
Lawyers for Landor argued that Congress enacted the two laws to provide meaningful protection for religious liberty, and denying litigants the opportunity to seek damages for violations of RLUIPA would render that promise empty.
—Melissa Quinn
june 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for seek damages
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit, however, doesn’t seek damages related to her educational attainment.
—Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
The court’s 1971 decision let a Brooklyn man seek damages against individual federal narcotics agents for violating his Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 30 June 2025
Lawyers for Landor argued that Congress enacted the two laws to provide meaningful protection for religious liberty, and denying litigants the opportunity to seek damages for violations of RLUIPA would render that promise empty.
—Melissa Quinn
june 23, CBS News, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for seek damages
Cite this Entry
“Seek damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20damages. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share