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Compensation: In negligence law, compensation is the money that a court orders a negligent defendant to pay to an injured plaintiff. The purpose of compensation is to make the plaintiff whole, or to restore them to the position they were in before the negligence occurred. See also Tort law, Negligence. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Cooter, Robert | Compensation | Cooter, Robert | |
Wittman, Donald | Compensation | Wittman, Donald | |
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