Damages awarded to compensate the nonbreaching or injured party.
Payment made for damages or injury to a person or property that has actually occurred and nothing more.It has to be legally proved that the damges have occurred.It is different from punitive damges where damages can be awarded as a punishment or to set example to others.
Money damages recovered as compensation for economic loss, such as lost wages.
reimbursement for actual loss or injury, as distinguished from exemplary or punitive damages
damages, measured by the harm suffered, awarded to the injured person as due compensation. Cf. punitive damages.