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Legal Terms – General and Special Damages
A categorization of damages granted for a tort or contractual breach, the interpretation of which differs according on the context. 1. General damages are awarded for losses that the law assumes are the inevitable and expected result of a wrongdoing. It is therefore presumed that a libel is likely to harm the reputation of the individual defamed, and damages may be awarded without the necessity of demonstrating that the claimant's reputation has really been harmed. Special damages are awarded for losses that are not assumed but have been explicitly demonstrated. General damages may refer to compensation awarded for losses that cannot be precisely quantified, such as pain and suffering or damage to reputation. In this context, special damages refer to quantifiable losses, such as out-of-pocket expenses or income lost during the interval between the accident and the adjudication of the case.
A categorization of damages granted for a tort or contractual breach, the interpretation of which differs according on the context. 1. General damages are awarded for losses that the law assumes are the inevitable and expected result of a wrongdoing. It is therefore presumed that a libel is likely to harm the reputation of the individual defamed, and damages may be awarded without the necessity of demonstrating that the claimant's reputation has really been harmed. Special damages are awarded for losses that are not assumed but have been explicitly demonstrated. General damages may refer to compensation awarded for losses that cannot be precisely quantified, such as pain and suffering or damage to reputation. In this context, special damages refer to quantifiable losses, such as out-of-pocket expenses or income lost during the interval between the accident and the adjudication of the case.
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