Liquidated Damages

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Present in certain legal contracts, this provision allows for the payment of a specified sum should one of the parties be in breach of contract.
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This is meant as a fair representation of losses in situations where actual damages are difficult to ascertain. These liquidated damages are meant to be fair rather than punitive.

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