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Legal English Vocabulary: Damages in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term damages into Spanish: perjuicios (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Damages in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of damages.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
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- damages in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- damages in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Damages
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Damages :
A sum of money awarded by a court as compensation for a tort or a breach of contract. Damages are usually a *lump-sum award (See also provisional damages). The general principle is that the claimant is entitled to full compensation (restitutio in integrum) for his losses. Substantial damages are given when actual damage has been caused, but nominal damages may be given for breach of contract and for some torts (such as trespass) in which no damage has been caused, in order to vindicate the claimant’s rights. Damages may be *aggravated by the circumstances of the wrong. In exceptional cases in tort (but never in contract) *exemplary damages may be given to punish the defendant’s wrongdoing. Damages may be classified as unliquidated or liquidated. Liquidated damages are a sum fixed in advance by the parties to a contract as the amount to be paid in the event of a breach. They are recoverable provided that the sum fixed was a fair pre-estimate of the likely consequences of a breach, but not if they were imposed as a *penalty. Unliquidated damages are damages the amount of which is fixed by the court, Damages may also be classified as *general and special damages.
The purpose of damages in tort is to put the claimant in the position he would have been in if the tort had not been committed. Recovery is limited by the rules of *remoteness of damage. The claimant must take reasonable steps to mitigate his losses and so may be expected to undergo medical treatment for his injuries or to seek alternative employment if his injuries prevent him from doing his former job. Damages may also be reduced for the claimant’s *contributory negligence. The purpose of damages in contract is to put the claimant in the position he would have been in if the contract had been performed, but, as in the case of damages in tort, recovery is limited by rules relating to remoteness of damage. Again as in the case of torts, the claimant is also under a duty to take all reasonable steps to mitigate his losses and cannot claim compensation for any loss caused by his failure to do this. If, for example, a hotel reservation is cancelled, the hotelier must make all reasonable attempts to relet the room for the period in question or as much of it as possible.
Damages obtained as a result of a cause of action provided by the *Human Rights Act 1998 will be provided on the basis of the principles of *just satisfaction developed by the European Court of Human Rights.
Damages Meaning in the U.S. Court System
Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Meaning of Damages in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Damages published by the National Association for Court Management: Money awarded by a court to a person injured by the unlawful act or negligence of another person.
Concept of Damages in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Damages: (1) Money recoverable by one suffering a loss or injury. (2) The loss of value to property adjoining a property taken in condemnation proceedings, rather than the value of the property taken.
Concept of Damages in the context of Real Property
Alternatives definitions of Damages: (1) Money recoverable by one suffering a loss or injury. (2) The loss of value to property adjoining a property taken in condemnation proceedings, rather than the value of the property taken.
Damages (Civil Judicial Process)
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- Personnel
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Military Personnel
- Law Practice Management
- Job
- Labor Law
- Labor Right
- Employment Contract
Hierarchical Display of Damages
Law > Civil law > Civil law > Liability
Law > Criminal law > Criminal liability > Victim
Law > Justice > Judicial proceedings > Criminal procedure > Restorative justice
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Translation of Damages
- Spanish: Daños y perjuicios
- French: Dommages et intérêts
- German: Schadenersatz
- Italian: Danni e interessi
- Portuguese: Perdas e danos
- Polish: Naprawienie szkody
Thesaurus of Damages
Law > Civil law > Civil law > Liability > Damages
Law > Criminal law > Criminal liability > Victim > Damages
Law > Justice > Judicial proceedings > Criminal procedure > Restorative justice > Damages
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