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Damage

Loss, injury, or deteriora-tion, caused by the negligence, design, or ac-cident of one person to another, in respect of the latter’s person or property. The word is to be distinguished from ita plural,—“damages,”—which means a compensation In raon-ey for a loss or damage

Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)