AFFIRMATIVE DAMAGES
\ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv dˈamɪd͡ʒɪz], \ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv dˈamɪdʒɪz], \ɐ_f_ˈɜː_m_ə_t_ˌɪ_v d_ˈa_m_ɪ_dʒ_ɪ_z]\
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In admiralty law, affirmative damages are damages which a respondent in a libel for injuries to a vessel may recover, which may be in excess of any amount which the libellant would be entitled to claim. Ebert v. The Reuben Doud (D. C.t 3 Fed. 520.
By Henry Campbell Black
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