additur
- The act where a court enhances the damages initially awarded by a jury that the court considers to be insufficient
- The plaintiff's lawyers asked for an additur since the awarded damages did not cover all the medical expenses.
- The court decided to implement an additur as the original compensation failed to redress the victim’s losses properly.
- Unsatisfied with the jury's decision, the defendant’s attorney feared an additur might further increase their client's financial liabilities.
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