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单词 special damages
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special damages
special damages n. Law damages which compensate a plaintiff for a loss (such as medical expenses or repair costs) which may be easily quantified in monetary terms; (in later use also) damages awarded for breach of contract, where the loss is foreseeable by the defendant despite being caused by unusual circumstances beyond the scope of the contract; contrasted with general damages n. at general adj. and n. Compounds 2.
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1767 H. Bathurst Introd. Law Nisi Prius iii. i. 81 If the Lord leave sufficient Estovers, yet he shall recover special Damages.
1786 Speeches of Judges Case Capt. E. Sutton (new ed.) 22 The Assignment of the special Damages is ill laid. The Court states, that the Plaintiff lost a large Sum of Money, which he would have gained if he had not been suspended.
1834 D. Graham Ess. on New Trials i. 17 The damages were £250. No special damages being laid..the court thought the damages excessive.
1890 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 11 Feb. 3/6 The plaintiff claims £10,000 general damages, besides £1,150 special damages.
1942 Michigan Law Rev. 41 185 Special damages growing out of a breach of such a duty could not be recovered because they were not within the reasonable contemplation of the parties in making the contract.
2012 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 20 Oct. 20 Nirmala, 28, is seeking special damages for medical expenses.
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