general damages
Damages that the law presumes follow from the type of wrong complained of; specif., compensatory damages for harm that so frequently results from the tort for which a party has sued that the harm is reasonably expected and need not be alleged or proved.
? General damages do not need to be specifically claimed.
¡ª Also termed direct damages; necessary damages. [Cases: Damages 5. C.J.S. Damages ¡ì¡ì 3¨C6.]
How do Chinese legal professionals usually express the term general damages?
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