remittitur

remittitur (ri-mit-i-t[schwa]r).

1. An order awarding a new trial, or a damages amount lower than that awarded by the jury, and requiring the plaintiff to choose between those alternatives (the defendant sought a remittitur of the $100 million judgment).

2. The process by which a court requires either that the case be retried, or that the damages awarded by the jury be reduced. Cf. ADDITUR. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2377; New Trial 162. C.J.S. New Trial § 271.]

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