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Measure of damage

Measure of damage, the test which determines the amount of damages to the given. The general rule in English law is

Riot Damages Act, 1886

Riot Damages Act, 1886 (English) (49 &50 Vict. c. 38), providing compensation, out of the police rate, to any person

Damaged and lost

Damaged and lost, The word 'damaged' in the collocation of the words 'lost or damaged' appearing in the proviso

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Exemplary damages

Exemplary damages, damages on an unsparing scale, given in respect of tortious acts, committed through malice or other circumstances of

workers' compensation

workers' compensation 1 : compensation for injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or dependents by an employer whose strict liability for such compensation...

Damage feasant or faisant

Damage feasant or faisant (doing damage). If a stranger's beasts (including domestic fowls) are found on another person's land

Consequential damages

Consequential damages. or loss usually refers to pecuniary loss consequent on pshysical damage. Such as loss of profit sustained due

Liquidated damages

Liquidated damages, the amount agreed upon by a party to a contract to be paid as compensation for the breach

Nominal damage

Nominal damage, 'nominal damage' is a technical phrase which means that the Court has negatived anything like real damage, but

Re-compensation

Re-compensation. Where a party sues for a debt, and the defendant pleads compensation, i.e., set-off, the plaintiff may allege a compensation on his part, and this is called a re-compensation, Scots Law Term.

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