English noun: actual damages | |||
1. | actual damages (possession) (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated | ||
Synonyms | compensatory damages, general damages | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||