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| − | A remittitur is the reduction by a judge of the damages awarded by a jury. [[category:legal terms]] | + | A '''remittitur''' is the reduction by a [[judge]] of the [[damages]] awarded by a [[jury]]. |
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| | + | A remittitur may be mandatory, or suggested; if the latter and the party agrees, the verdict is modified accordingly, but if not the verdict in its entirety may be thrown out. |
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