damages

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/

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• Hyphenation: dam‧ag‧es

Verb

damages

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of damage

Noun

damages pl (plural only)

1. (law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
   • 2020, Anu Bradford, “8. Is the Brussels Effect Beneficial?”, in The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 260:

     The WTO dispute settlement mechanism is characterized by weaknesses such as non-retroactive damages.

Derived terms

• aggravated damages
• consequential damages
• contemptuous damages
• exemplary damages
• general damages
• hedonic damages
• liquidated damages
• nominal damages
• punitive damages
• special damages
• speculative damages
• unliquidated damages

 

Translations

money awarded to a claimant

• Breton: dic'haouioù m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 損害賠償金 / 损害赔偿金 (sǔnhài péichángjīn), 賠償金 / 赔偿金 (zh) (péichángjīn)

• Danish: skadeserstatning c
• Dutch: schadevergoeding (nl) f
• Finnish: vahingonkorvaus
• French: dommages-intérêts (fr) m pl
• German: Schadenersatz (de) m, Schadensersatz (de) m
• Greek: αποζημίωση (el) f (apozimíosi)

  Ancient Greek: ἀμοιβή f (amoibḗ)

• Icelandic: skaðabætur f pl
• Italian: risarcimento dei danni m
• Norwegian: erstatning f
• Polish: odszkodowanie (pl) n
• Portuguese: ressarcimento de danos m
• Spanish: resarcimiento de daños m
• Swedish: skadestånd (sv) n
• Tagalog: bayad-pinsala, danyos perhuwisyos, danyos
• Thai: ค่าเสียหาย (th) (kâa-sǐia-hǎai)
• Welsh: iawndal m

Middle English

Noun

damages

1. plural of damage