liquidated damages
Damages of a stipulated amount as agreed upon in a contract. Liquidated damages
are often used in lieu of actual damages, especially in construction contracts.
For example, a contractor may be liable for $10,000 per day for each day required
to complete a project beyond the agreed-upon completion date. Liquidated damages
are not intended to be punitive and must have a reasonable correlation to anticipated
actual damages. Most contractors prefer liquidated damages provisions (as opposed
to being liable for actual damages) because they offer greater ability to quantify
the risk.
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