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Found 2 hits - Term: consequential damage, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
consequential \con`sequen"tial\, a.
   1. following as a consequence, result, or logical inference;
      consequent.
      1913 webster

            all that is revealed in scripture has a
            consequential necessity of being believed . . .
            because it is of divine authority.    --locke.
      1913 webster

            these kind of arguments . . . are highly
            consequential and concludent to my purpose. --sir m.
                                                  hale.
      1913 webster

   2. assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending
      to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a
      consequential man. see consequence, n., 4.
      1913 webster

            his stately and consequential pace.   --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   consequential damage law
      a damage so remote as not to be actionable
      b damage which although remote is actionable.
      c actionable damage, but not following as an immediate
          result of an act.
          1913 webster
see also:
consequence consequential damage 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
damage \dam"age\ da^m"aslj; 48, n. of. damage, domage, f.
   dommage, fr. assumed ll. damnaticum, from l. damnum damage.
   see damn.
   1. injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an
      inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.
      1913 webster

            he that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
            cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --prov.
                                                  xxvi. 6.
      1913 webster

            great errors and absurdities many commit for want of
            a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage
            both of their fame and fortune.       --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. pl. law the estimated reparation in money for detriment
      or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or
      satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually
      done to him by another.
      1913 webster

   note: in common-law actions, the jury are the proper judges
         of damages.
         1913 webster

   consequential damage. see under consequential.

   exemplary damages law, damages imposed by way of example
      to others. similar in purpose to vindictive damages,
      below.

   nominal damages law, those given for a violation of a
      right where no actual loss has accrued.

   vindictive damages or punitive damages, those given
      specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer.

   syn: mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. see
        mischief.
        1913 webster
see also:
damn consequential damage consequential exemplary damages vindictive damages nominal damages 
punitive damages mischief 

Results 1 - 3 of 3 found about consequential damage:

Consequential >> C Words
Consequential, definition of term: Consequential
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Damage >> D Words
Damage, definition of term: Damage
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Punitive Damage >> P Words
Punitive Damage, definition of term: Punitive Damage
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