A US term for compensation covering pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, and emotional distress — losses without a fixed dollar value.
Several US states cap non-economic damages, particularly in medical malpractice (California MICRA, Texas, Florida). The rest of the world calls these general damages.
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