Aggravated Damages definition:
Damages awarded by a court to reflect the exceptional harm done to a plaintiff of a tort action.
Aggravated Damages:
Special and highly exceptional damages awarded by a court where the circumstances of the tortious conduct have been particularly humiliating or malicious towards the plaintiff/victim.
Aggravated damages
In tort law, special and highly exceptional damages awarded by a court to a plaintiff or victim who has suffered particularly humiliating or malicious acts.
Aggravated Damages Damages designed to compensate a plaintiff for suffering intangible damages such as humiliation and distress, as a result of the defendant's actions.
Aggravated damages: Exceptional damages awarded by a court where a defendant's behaviour towards the plaintiff or victim has been particularly humiliating, malicious or vindictive.
Some jurisdictions prefer using the word "exemplary damages" and there is an ongoing legal debate whether there is a distinction to be made between the two and even with the concept of aggravated damages.
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 See also: Money, Court, Damages, Action, Will
  
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