speculative damages

Noun

plural plural-only

Claims made by a plaintiff for losses that may occur in the future, but are highly improbable. They can not be used as a basis for recovery in tort or contract cases.

Japanese Meaning

将来発生する可能性があるが、その発生確率が非常に低いため、実際の損害として認められにくい損害賠償請求。 / 予測に基づく損害賠償請求（実際に発生しない可能性が高い損失に対する請求）。

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Because speculative damages are based on mere conjecture, the judge ruled they cannot support recovery in the tort action.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

裁判官は、将来発生する可能性が低い損害に対する請求は単なる推測に基づくとして、不法行為訴訟での損害賠償の根拠とはならないと判断した。

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Claims made by a plaintiff for losses that may occur in the future, but are highly improbable. They can not be used as a basis for recovery in tort or contract cases.

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