compensation neurosis

noun

A psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

Meanings

nouncompensation neurosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

    Synonyms: accident neurosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA psychic symptom of an injured claimant where he practices a rejectionist attitude towards gainful activity not because his sufferings induced by the injury have transformed into somatic complaints but due to character faults or perverse legal understanding and on this basis demands that the ensuing financial losses be compensated by the tortfeasor.

Translations

Finnish korvausneuroosi
  • korvausneuroosiRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
German Begehrensneurose, Rentenneurose
  • BegehrensneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • RentenneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • TendenzneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • RechtsneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • EntschädigungsneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
  • UnfallneuroseRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
Swedish kompensationsneuros
  • kompensationsneurosRejection of gainful activity after an injury because of vice
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