LEGAL REMEDY

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A 'legal remedy' is the means by which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes some other court order to impose its will. In Commonwealth common law jurisdictions and related jurisdictions (e.g. the United States), the law of remedies distinguishes between a legal remedy (e.g. a specific amount of monetary damages) and an equitable remedy (e.g. injunctive relief or specific performance). Another type of remedy is declaratory relief, where a court determines the rights of the parties to an action without awarding damages or ordering equitable relief.
In English and American jurisprudence, there is a legal maxim that ''for every right, there is a remedy.'' That is, lawmakers claim to provide appropriate remedies to protect rights. This legal maxim was first enunciated by William Blackstone: "it is a settled and invariable principle in the laws of England, that every right when with-held must have a remedy, and every injury it’s [sic] proper redress" 1 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 23. ''See also'' Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 162-163 (1803)

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Types of Legal Remedies Include

Categories of Remedies

Types of Legal Remedies Include

★ General Compensatory Damages

★ Specific Compensatory Damages

★ Punitive Damages

★ Incidental Damages

★ Liquidated Damages

★ Nominal Damages

Categories of Remedies

★ Adequate remedy

★ Civil remedy

★ Cumulative remedy

★ Equity (law)

★ Equitable remedy

★ Extraordinary remedy

★ Joiner of remedies

★ Provisional remedy

★ Remedy over