Actual Damages – an amount awarded to a complainant to compensate for a proven injury or loss; damages that repay actual losses. aka Compensatory Damages. Tangible Damages. Real Damages.
Lawful Damages – those damages fixed by law and ascertained in a court of law
Measurable Damages – damages whose amount can be determined with a high degree of certainty
Speculative Damages – damages that are so uncertain to occur that they will not be awarded. aka Remote Damages.
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[1]: All definitions from 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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