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