- loss of earning capacity
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n.Damage to a person’s ability to earn money in the future.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
loss of earning capacity
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