Expectation Damages – compensation awarded for the loss of what a person reasonably anticipated from a transaction that was not completed

expectation damages:

“(1939) Compensation awarded for the loss of what a person reasonably anticipated from a transaction that was not completed.”

Synonyms:

expectancy damages

lost-expectation damages

damages for lost expectations [1]

References:

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[1]: Black’s Law Dictionary Deluxe Tenth Edition by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6

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