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hedonic damages

British  
/ hiːˈdɒnɪk /

plural noun

  1. law compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earnt in the future

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Up to 20 of the country's 29 districts have experienced "mild to severe damages" affecting about 35,000 people, a statement from the disaster management department said.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

“It’s obvious that the international panic created severe damages to our economy,” he said.

From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2015

Though the Champion’s rigging remained uninjured, with the exception of a brace or two cut through, she had received some severe damages in her hull.

From The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The Danes, in the ninth century, caused severe damages.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

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