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Award

Meaning in law, with examples

/əˈwɔːd/verbCommon term

In law, award means: To decide officially that a person should receive something, especially an amount of money as damages or costs; also the noun for such a decision.

In Turkish: hükmetmek, (tazminata) karar vermek, takdir etmek

How it is used

Courts and tribunals 'award damages', 'award costs' or 'award interest'. As a noun, 'an award of damages' is the amount ordered. In arbitration, 'award' is the name of the arbitrators' decision itself: 'a final award', 'enforce an arbitral award'.

Example sentences

  1. The court awarded the claimant €40,000 in damages.

  2. The tribunal issued its final award after two years of proceedings.

Common collocations

  • award damages
  • award costs
  • arbitral award
  • damages awarded
  • final award
  • damagesMoney that a court orders one party to pay another as compensation for loss or harm caused by a breach of contract or another legal wrong.
  • judgmentThe final decision of a court in a case, together with the reasons the judge gives for it; also the written document that contains this decision.
  • arbitrationA private way of resolving a dispute in which the parties agree to let one or more independent arbitrators decide it, usually with a final and binding result.
  • remedyThe way a court puts right a wrong or protects a right, for example by ordering payment of money, banning an action or requiring a contract to be performed.
  • enforceTo make sure that a law, rule, contract or court decision is obeyed, if necessary by using official powers such as seizing property.

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