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actual damages vs redress

redress vs actual damages

actual damages and redress both are nouns.

actual damages is not a verb while redress is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
actual damages Yes No No No
redress Yes No Yes No
As nouns, redress is a hypernym of actual damages; that is, redress is a word with a broader meaning than actual damages:
  • actual 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
  • redress: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
Other hypernyms of actual damages include amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, restitution.
actual damages (noun) redress (noun)
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
actual damages (verb) redress (verb)
make reparations or amends for
Difference between actual damages and redress

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