Under the Mitigation-Of-Damages Rule, the Defendant Will Not Be Liable

question 27

Short Answer

Under the mitigation-of-damages rule, the defendant will not be liable for any ________ of the plaintiff's injury that could have been prevented by the plaintiff.

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Definitions:

Housing Subsidies

Financial assistance provided by the government or private entities to help individuals or households afford housing costs, such as rent or mortgage payments.

Gini Coefficient

An index measuring the degree of income inequality in a population, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (maximum inequality).

Income Inequality

The uneven distribution of income within a population.

Income Distribution

The way in which total income is shared among the owners of different factors of production and across various participants in the economy.