loss of consortium

uncountable usually

(law) In the law of torts, the deprivation of the benefits of a family relationship, generally including sex, affection, and companionship, due to personal injuries caused by the tortfeasor to the person from whom the claimant received these benefits.

Japanese Meaning

被害者が受けていた配偶者や家族との親密な関係（性、愛情、交際など）を失うことに対する、法的な損害賠償請求の対象となる概念。 / 民事不法行為の文脈において、被害者が家族、特に配偶者との関係における恩恵（性的な関係、愛情、伴侶としての交際など）の喪失を理由に求める損害賠償