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Additur

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000352

A court's power to increase the amount of a jury award for damages, rather than ordering a new trial. This action is taken when the court finds the jury's award to be inadequate as a matter of law. Additur is permitted in some state courts but is prohibited in federal courts under the Seventh Amendment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000352
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000352",
  "term": "Additur",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A court's power to increase the amount of a jury award for damages, rather than ordering a new trial. This action is taken when the court finds the jury's award to be inadequate as a matter of law. Additur is permitted in some state courts but is prohibited in federal courts under the Seventh Amendment.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/additur/"
}

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