solatium for emotional distress
- noun
- /səˈleɪʃəm fɔr ɪˈmoʊʃənəl dɪˈstrɛs/
- UK
:
solatium por sufrimiento emocional
- The court awarded her a solatium for emotional distress after finding the company liable for negligence.
Examples
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His lawyer argued that a solatium for emotional distress was justified due to the severe psychological impact.
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After the accident, she received a solatium for emotional distress.
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Claimants may receive a solatium for emotional distress in addition to compensation for physical injuries.
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The court awarded a solatium for emotional distress to the victim.
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The court awarded her a solatium for emotional distress after finding the company liable for negligence.
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Claimants may receive a solatium for emotional distress in addition to compensation for physical injuries.
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His lawyer argued that a solatium for emotional distress was justified due to the severe psychological impact.
Synonyms
214
3.6
Money given to pay someone for work and to make up for loss or injury
24
3.9
Something given or done that makes a person feel their complaint is solved
8
7.7
Money given to make up for loss, harm, or effort
How Much
- Formal
1
8.0
- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
solatium + for + emotional + distress
The central lexeme 'solatium' is a rare, legal/Latin-derived term (absent from the provided dictionary entry) whose meaning 'compensation' is not predictable from everyday English morphology; knowing 'for emotional distress' only provides context but not the key lexical meaning. Because the headword is specialized and not compositionally transparent to a B1 learner, the phrase's full meaning cannot be reliably derived from its parts.
Etymology
Solatium for emotional distress comes from the word solatium, an old Latin word meaning 'comfort' and was used for money paid to comfort someone who was hurt. So today solatium for emotional distress means a payment a court gives for 'emotional suffering'.