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Today's Terms
Compensatory damages
Definition:
Which measure actual dollar-value losses for such things as medical expenses, lost income, loss of future earning capacity, etc.
Eggshell skull
Definition:
A hypothetical medical condition used to illustrate the idea that if you are at fault when you injure someone, you are responsible for all the consequences, whether you could have foreseen them or not.
Paraplegia
Definition:
Complete paralysis of the lower half of the body including both legs, usually caused by damage to the spinal cord.
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