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so·la·ti·um

(sō-lā′shē-əm)

n. pl. so·la·ti·a (-shē-ə) Law

Compensation for injured feelings as distinct from financial loss or physical suffering.

[Late Latin sōlācium, sōlātium, compensation, solace, from Latin; see solace.]

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solatium

(səʊˈleɪʃɪəm)

n, pl -tia (-ʃɪə)

(Law) law chiefly US and Scot compensation awarded to a party for injury to the feelings as distinct from physical suffering and pecuniary loss

[C19: from Latin: see solace]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

solatium

1. payment or other recompense for mental suffering or financial or other loss.
2. Scots Law. a provision for a sum of money to be paid to an injured party by the party responsible for the injury, over and above compensation paid for damages for injury to feelings.

See also: Dues and Payment

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