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DAMAGES TORT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
OBS

The word damage, meaning "Loss, injury, or deterioration," is to be distinguished from its plural, - damages - which means "a compensation in money for a loss or damage." American Stevedores, Inc. v. Porello. 330 U.S. 446, 450 n. 6 (1947) (quoting Black's). In the following sentence, the two terms are correctly used: "After actual damage is shown it is unnecessary to show its money extent to sustain a judgment for exemplary damages."

OBS

There is no singular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

Il n'y a pas de singulier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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