WordNet
compensatory damages
n. (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated [syn: actual damages, general damages]
Usage examples of "compensatory damages".
If he did, a case presently worth $20 million, with comps- compensatory damages for lifetime care- might bring one-fifth of that, most of which would go to repay his medical insurer.
However, they may still claim compensatory damages for the loss of data and injury to the parabolic dish.