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DAMAGES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Synonyms:
amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("damages" is a kind of...):
compensation (something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "damages"):
relief ((law) redress awarded by a court)
actual damages; compensatory damages; general damages ((law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated)
nominal damages ((law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract))
exemplary damages; punitive damages; smart money ((law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct))
atonement; expiation; satisfaction (compensation for a wrong)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (third person singular) of the verb damage
Context examples:
This agent also suppresses the chemical-induced cough reflex as well as protects lung tissues from damages caused by cigarette smoking mediated through free radicals scavenging.
(Erdosteine, NCI Thesaurus)
Friedreich's ataxia is an inherited disease that damages your nervous system.
(Friedreich's Ataxia, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
It kills or damages the body's immune system cells.
(HIV/AIDS, NIH)
Toxicity that impairs or damages the immune system.
(Immunotoxicity, NCI Thesaurus)
Chronic kidney disease damages the nephrons slowly over several years.
(Kidney Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
This agent also scavenges peroxy radicals and protects neurons from the damages of reactive oxygen species.
(Dexanabinol, NCI Thesaurus)
Diabetic retinopathy damages the tiny blood vessels inside your retina.
(Diabetic Eye Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Methionine is an essential amino acid in humans, whereas selenium is a free-radical scavenging anti-oxidant, essential for the protection of various tissues from the damages of lipid peroxidation.
(L-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)
Bleomycin sulfate damages DNA and may kill cancer cells.
(Bleomycin sulfate, NCI Dictionary)
Bleomycin damages DNA and may kill rapidly growing cancer cells.
(Bleomycin, NCI Dictionary)
