seek damages
idiom
law
: to ask a court to require someone who has treated one unfairly or hurt one in some way to pay money
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McKee and the Jingle team plan to seek damages payments from the ice rink vendor to put toward paying employees, according to both Friday’s letter and previous statements from Will Gregory PR.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Any attempt by the Entrant to deliberately damage the Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
—USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits seek damages to help communities cope with climate risks and damages.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Days after the outage, Delta hired David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
—Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
Any attempt by the Entrant to deliberately damage the Website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
—USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits seek damages to help communities cope with climate risks and damages.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Days after the outage, Delta hired David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft.
—Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Seek damages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seek%20damages. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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