"liquidated damages" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} liquidated damages pl (plural only)
  1. (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. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Law Related terms: unliquidated damages Translations (liquidated damages): 约定违约金 (Chinese Mandarin), dagbot [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), iawndal penodedig [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-liquidated_damages-en-noun-3gQA8XYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: law

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