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Mental anguish

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003219

A form of non-economic damages awarded in civil lawsuits for the emotional suffering, distress, or pain experienced by an individual due to another's wrongful act. This includes feelings such as grief, anxiety, fright, humiliation, and sorrow. Compensation for mental anguish is often sought in personal injury cases, defamation, or wrongful death claims.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003219
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003219",
  "term": "Mental anguish",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A form of non-economic damages awarded in civil lawsuits for the emotional suffering, distress, or pain experienced by an individual due to another's wrongful act. This includes feelings such as grief, anxiety, fright, humiliation, and sorrow. Compensation for mental anguish is often sought in personal injury cases, defamation, or wrongful death claims.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/mental-anguish/"
}

Record 3,185 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.