Ch 8 - Definitions

Question 1

Remedy

Answer 1

Order by court/trib designed to address a civil wrong or breach + legal solution for plaintiff for breach of law by def

Question 2

Damages

Answer 2

Amount of money awarded by courts to compensate the plaintiff for loss or injury caused by the wrongful acts of the def

Question 3

Injunctions

Answer 3

Court order requiring def to do or not to do something - designed to prevent/restrict a person from doing harm/further harm or to rectify some wrong

Question 4

Compensatory Damages

Answer 4

Amount of money awarded to a plaintiff for harm/injury/other loss suffered

Question 5

Special Damages

Answer 5

Damages that compensate plaint for losses that are easily quantifiable with precise monetary value

Question 6

General Damages

Answer 6

Damages that compensate plaintiff for losses not easily quantifiable calculated by court based on evidence

Question 7

Aggravated Damages

Answer 7

Damages awarded when court believes plaintiff suffered humiliation, embarrassment or insult from def’s conduct

Question 8

Loss of Amenity

Answer 8

Removal of a person’s ability to enjoy or benefit from something they used to have

Question 9

Exemplary Damages

Answer 9

Very large amount of money awarded to show strong disapproval of the def’s conduct
aka. punitive damages

Question 10

Nominal Damages

Answer 10

Small amount of money awarded to confirm that a plaint’s rights have been infringed even though losses not substantial

Question 11

Contemptuous Damages

Answer 11

Very small amount of money awarded by court to show that even though plaint’s claim succeeded legally, court disapproves of it in moral terms

Question 12

Restrictive Injunction

Answer 12

Order that someone stop doing something that is harming or will harm plaintiff that is usually allowed
aka. prohibitive injunction

Question 13

Mandatory Injunction

Answer 13

Order requiring someone to do something or take active steps to prevent harm/further harm or rectify some wrong