Additur

/əˈdɪtər/ noun

A power exercised by a court to increase the damages awarded by a jury when the verdict seems inadequate; the increased amount itself.

From Latin 'additur' (it is added), used in legal terminology since the 19th century. It's a technical term specific to court procedures for remedying what judges consider unfair jury awards.

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