Damage — Defs

01 n. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.

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Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage.” — Prov. xxvi. 6.

“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.
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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.(Law)

Phrases & compounds

Consequential damage — See under Consequential.

Exemplary damages — damages imposed by way of example to others. Similar in purpose to vindictive damages, below.

Nominal damages — those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued.

vindictive damages — those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer.

Syn. Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See Mischief.

02 v. t. To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair.

imp. & p. p. Damaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Damaging

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To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair.
“He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.” — Clarendon.

03 v. i. To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight.

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To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in sunlight.