Additur

/əˈdɪtər/ noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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.

Kelly Says

Additur is a judge's secret power: if a jury awards damages that seem shockingly low, a judge can increase the amount without a new trial—it's an alternative to ordering the whole case redone.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
byvuldingsmiddel
AMአማርኛ
መጨመር
me-cha-mer
ARالعربية
يُضاف
yu-d-da-fa
BGБългарски
адитивни места
BNবাংলা
যুক্ত হয়
yukt hoy
CACatalà
s'afegeix
s-afe-ge-ix
CSČeština
je přidán
yeh pri-dan
DADansk
tilføjes
til-foej-es
DEDeutsch
wird hinzugefügt
veert hin-doot
ELΕλληνικά
προστίθεται
pro-sti-tha-tai
ESEspañol
se añade
seh a-n-deh-s
ETEesti
lisandvahend
EUEuskara
ez additiboa
FAفارسی
اضافه می شود
i-d-da-fa mee shood
FISuomi
lisätään
li-sae-taan
FRFrançais
s'ajoute
s-a-zhoht
GLGalego
aditivo
GUGU
શેષ
she-sheh
HAHA
adawa
a-da-wa
HEעברית
מוסיף
mo-sif
HIहिन्दी
जोड़ना
jhod-nah
HRHrvatski
dodatni materijal
HUMagyar
hozzáadva
ho-zza-ad-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
ditambahkan
di-ta-m-bah-kan
IGIG
ihe nwe
ee-he n-weh
ITItaliano
viene aggiunto
vee-eh-n-eh a-d-joo-n-toh
JA日本語
加算される
ka-san-sa-re-ru
KKKK
толықтыру
to-lyq-ty-ru
KMKM
បន្ថែម
bon-tha-em
KO한국어
추가됩니다
choo-ga-doem-ni-da
LTLietuvių
priedas
LVLatviešu
papildus vielums
MNМонгол
адитивн? орлог
MRMR
जोड
jhod
MSBahasa Melayu
ditambahkan
di-ta-m-bah-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပပေါင်း
ba-pa-aung
NLNederlands
wordt toegevoegd
vordt toe-voeg-d
NONorsk
legges til
le-ges til
PAPA
ਜੋੜ
jod
PLPolski
jest dodawany
yest do-da-va-ny
PTPortuguês
é adicionado
eh a-dee-sawn-doh
RORomână
se adaugă
seh a-daugh-guh
RUРусский
добавляется
dob-va-lee-etsa
SKSlovenčina
dodatočné
SLSlovenščina
dodatni material
SRСрпски
адитивни местанал
SVSvenska
tillsätts
teel-saets
SWKiswahili
kuongezewa
koo-on-ge-ze-wa
TAதமிழ்
சேர்க்கப்படுகிறது
che-rkk-pa-d-ki-ru
TEతెలుగు
పురి
pu-ri
THไทย
เพิ่มเติม
pthai-than
TLTL
idagdag
i-da-g-dag
TRTürkçe
eklenir
ek-len-ir
UKУкраїнська
додається
do-da-yetsya
URاردو
مُشْتَرَك
mo-sh-ta-rek
VITiếng Việt
thêm vào
thehm vaw
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
被添加
bei tiān-chǎng
ZUZU
ukuhlela
oo-koo-hle-la

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