unliquidated damages

noun

An amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that can not be determined by operation of law, such as the value of pain and suffering in a tort case.

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Meanings

noununliquidated damages pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlylawAn amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that can not be determined by operation of law, such as the value of pain and suffering in a tort case.
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APA

unliquidated damages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unliquidated%20damages

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unliquidated damages,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unliquidated%20damages.

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