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special damages
noun
Damages that can be quantified precisely, including such things as plaintiff's medical expenses, lost wages, and similar out-of-pocket costs (as contrasted with general damages, such as pain and suffering, which must be estimated).
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There are two tests for determining special damages.
Paul Gascoigne was awarded £60,000 plus special damages of £8,000.
The error is expected to cost the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds in special damages.
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne was awarded £60,000 plus special damages of £8,000.
The more common test rejects the added showing of a tacit agreement for special damages.
Both here and in the court below, appellant limited his defense solely to his right to recover special damages.
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A special damage index only using the information of the damaged states is proposed and both numerical and experimental examples are carried out to validate the proposed method.
Words actionable in themselves, without proof of special damage, are next considered by the same commentator.
In the case before us there is no claim of special damage.
Fresh mackerel is then attached to lines of varying length on heavy-duty rods with special (damage-limiting) circle hooks.
(5). Defamatory words falsely spoken of a person, which, though not in themselves actionable, occasion the party special damage.
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