Constant harassment, abuse, or attack or through the use of a blockade.

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.

(physics, chemistry) Harmful changes in the properties of materials caused by interactions with ionizing radiation.

The harm has occurred, and nothing can be done to prevent it now; it might have been preventable, but cannot be prevented retroactively.

plural of damage control

(law) An amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that can not be determined by operation of law, such as the value of pain and suffering in a tort case.

(law) An amount owed to a plaintiff in a lawsuit by the defendant that is determined by operation of law, such as the unpaid amount in a breach of contract.

(law) Damages that can be quantified precisely, including such things as plaintiff's medical expenses, lost wages, and similar out-of-pocket costs (as contrasted with general damages, such as pain and suffering, which must be estimated).

(nautical) A department or group, as aboard a naval vessel, responsible for taking action to control damage caused by fire, collision, etc.

(law) The doing of damage; in particular, the doing by animals such as cattle of damage by trespassing.