Additur
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Additur, is a trial court's order, issued usually, with the defendant's consent, that increases the damages awarded by the jury to avoid a new trial on ground of inadequate damage. The term may also refer to the increase itself, the procedure, or the court's power to make the order, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 39.
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