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The financial compensation that a claimant seeks or a court awards for injuries sustained or property damaged by another.

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damage classification
liquidated damages
consequential damage
treble damages
collision insurance
damage assessment
compensatory damages
environmental liability
general average
security classification
act of war
loss damage waiver (LDW)
particular average
with particular average
allied lines insurance
malicious falsehood
legal injury
marine insurance
indemnity principle
secondary damage
concealed damage
carcinogen
mitigation of damages
arson
necessity
photochemical smog
violence
contract of employment
chemical stressor
delivery timeliness
comparative negligence
insurable interest
limitation of liability
Hague rules
scienter
acceptance of shipment
vis major
performance of contract
employer's liability
chromate waste
denial-of-access cover
neighbor rule
insurable risk
limited liability limited partnership (LLLP)
Hamburg rules
automobile insurance
secondary coverage
acid rain
pollution
volenti non fit injuria
contributory negligence
chronic hazard
nephrotoxin
hazardous air pollutant
free of particular average (FPA)
security
active attack
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
cost avoidance
civil case
devastavit
no duty rule
interlocutory injunction
loss contingency
health hazard
precautionary principle
war risk
private cost
equitable remedy
clean technology
dismissal of directors
no fault law
heavy metal
ad damnum
prejudice
Warsaw Convention
estoppel
collateral source doctrine
dirty hands doctrine
nominal damages
involuntary conversion
loss of bargain rule
hepatotoxin
slander
product liability insurance
critical business function
excessive wear and tear charge
collision
non-destructive testing
irrevocable offer
loss of specie
hold harmless clause
aviation insurance
aggravated damages
professional liability insurance
weather derivative
critical record
exculpatory clause
collision damage waiver
disaster loss
secondary obligation
repairable item
partial loss
human health risk
barratry
special damage
air pollution
progressive loss
cutaneous hazard
exemption clause
collision deductible
disaster preparedness
judicial review
immediate notice
bill of lading (B/L)
proximate cause
redress
secondary disaster
one satisfaction rule
third party liability laws
lost profits
impossibility of performance
bodily injury (BI) coverage
statute of repose
anticipatory breach
tort
common enemy doctrine
disciplinary procedure
open policy
lead (Pb)
Inchmaree clause
bonding of employees
stowage instructions
apology
radon progeny
damage claim
ex turpi causa non oritur actio
total loss only (TLO) insurance
wrongful dishonor
opinion of counsel
malpractice liability insurance
surety bond
wildcat strike
record protection
fire and allied perils
transshipment
wrongful dismissal
ozone (O3)
material breach
strike, riots, and civil commotions
appeal bond
fire insurance policy
traveler's check (TC)
dispersant
pari delicto
liability for manufactured products
methylmercury
letter of indemnity
substantial damages
apportionment of liability
repetitive stress injury (RSI)
fluorocarbons (FCS)
trespass
computer virus
doctrine of comparative negligence
passage of risk
wanton misconduct
indirect damage
building denial
supplemental liability coverage
unliquidated damages
ultraviolet (UV) rays
doublespeak
pending action
product liability
inherently dangerous
surety
appraisal report
reproductive toxin
dangerous instrumentality
forensic engineering
underinsured
drug abuse
specific performance
strict liability
inherent vice
conditions of carriage
termination for default
arsenic
restitutio in integrum
danger zone
uninsurable risk
duty to act
substantial performance
strict joint and several liability
sustainable growth model
preliminary injunction
contract of carriage
third-party insurance
restitution in kind
deadline equipment
fragility
libel
uninsured motorist coverage
condition precedent
duty to mitigate
multiple line insurance
in pari delicto doctrine
carrier liability
declared value for carriage
general liability insurance
personal auto policy (PAP)
valuation method
eco-efficiency
chemical burn
maritime lien
gross domestic product (GDP)
assimilative capacity
pesticide
valued bill of lading
contingency planning
economic valuation
chemical disaster
installed equipment
limitation of damages clause
sustainable growth rate
at-fault accident
risk assumption
disaster
defamation
abandonment
pollutant
detriment
waste
statute of limitations
radioactive
incident
remedy
concealment
negligence
breach of contract
adverse effect
threat
appeal
peril
restraint of trade
crime
attack
intermediate term
solvent
occurrence
compensation
liability insurance
appraisal
assessed value
warranty
complaint
misrepresentation
forfeiture
exposed
instability
risk of loss
emergency
sensitivity
environment
liquidate
representation
exposure
damage
force
condition
liability
insurance
risk

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