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to award damages
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to grant financial compensation, typically through a legal process, to compensate a party for losses or harm caused by another party's actions
Example
By this time next year, the legal team will be in the process of awarding damages to the class-action participants.
At the time of the accident, the attorney was working on the case to award damages to the victim.
The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, awarding damages for the emotional distress and financial loss caused by the libel.
A successful legal claim can result in the plaintiff being awarded damages for pain and suffering.
The court pronounced a judgment in the civil lawsuit, awarding damages to the plaintiff.