additur

additur (ad-[schwa]-tuur). [Latin “it is added to”] A trial court’s order, issued usu. with the defendant’s consent, that increases the jury’s award of damages to avoid a new trial on grounds of inadequate damages. • The term may also refer to the increase itself, the procedure, or the court’s power to make the order. — Also termed increscitur. Cf. REMITTITUR. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 2344; New Trial 161. C.J.S. New Trial § 263.]

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