Pain and suffering

For other uses, see Pain and Suffering (disambiguation).

Pain and suffering (also called non-economic loss or general damages) is a legal concept referring to the physical and emotional distress sustained by a person as a result of injury or wrongdoing. It forms a component of general damages, intended to compensate claimants for subjective, non-pecuniary harm not captured by medical costs, lost income, or other quantifiable economic losses.

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