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Johnny (iou) and Damages (law)


Johnny (iou)



Johnny noun. Also Johnnie. L17.
[Dim. of JOHN: see -Y6, -IE.]
A fellow, a chap. Freq. as a derog. form of address to a man regarded as inferior, esp. a soldier of a colonized country in the army of the colonizing power. colloq. L17.
G. A. Birmingham That's the sort of way those scientific Johnnies talk. L. Deighton This is the Johnny who interrogated Bernard.
b. = JOHN 3. slang. M19.
A gentoo penguin. Also Johnny penguin. M19.
(johnny.) = JOHN 6. colloq. (chiefly US). M20.
(johnny.) A condom. Also rubber Johnny. slang. M20.
Phrases: jingling Johnny: see JINGLE. rubber Johnny: see sense 4 above.
Comb.: Johnny-come-lately (a) a newcomer; (b) = Johnny Raw below; Johnny Crapaud, Johnny Crapeau arch. colloq. (a) a Frenchman, a French Canadian; (b) the French nation personified; Johnny Head-in-Air, Johnny Head-in-the-Air colloq. a dreamy fellow; Johnny-jump-up N. Amer. any of several kinds of wild or cultivated pansy or violet; Johnny Newcome (a) = Johnny Raw below; (b) a newcomer of any kind; Johnny penguin: see sense 2 above; Johnny Raw an inexperienced youngster; a novice; Johnny Reb US (a northern name for) a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War.

Damages (law)



Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.









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A monetary amount awarded to the plaintiff by the court in order to compensate the plaintiff for actual injury sustained by the actions of the defendant. In trademark cases, the basis of damages is typically the plaintiffs lost profits or defendants profits as a result of the infringing activity, and may include prejudgment interest. Additionally, damages have been based on a reasonable royalty or a the cost of corrective advertising. Finally, the court may award treble damages to the plaintiff where the court deems such damages as equitable and not punitive.







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Compensation (monetary) which may be recovered in the courts by any person who has suffered loss or injury to his person, property or rights through the unlawful act, omission or negligence of another.







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The financial compensation awarded to someone who suffered an injury or was harmed by someone elses wrongful act.







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Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.





The sum of money awarded by a civil court to compensate for any injury or loss. Loss can include such things as money, enjoyment and earning power. People are said to sue for damages.