damages

Etymology

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of damage

noun

1. (law) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
   The WTO dispute settlement mechanism is characterized by weaknesses such as non-retroactive damages. 2020, Anu Bradford, “8. Is the Brussels Effect Beneficial?”, in The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World, Oxford University Press, page 260