economic loss

A monetary loss such as lost wages or lost profits.

• The term usu. refers to a type of damages recoverable in a lawsuit. For example, in a products-liability suit, economic loss includes the cost of repair or replacement of defective property, as well as commercial loss for the property’s inadequate value and consequent loss of profits or use. [Cases: Damages 36, 40(1). C.J.S. Damages §§ 53, 58, 61; Torts§ 26.]

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资深译员Ting，亚洲顶尖法学院国际贸易专业，擅长翻译各类与国际贸易委员会调查程序相关的法律文件。