Pecuniary means in money, so that means that the damages are not related to money.
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Non-pecuniary damages, also known as non-economic damages, refer to compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a legal case for intangible losses that cannot be easily quantified in monetary terms. These damages may include pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and loss of consortium or companionship. They are meant to compensate for the physical and psychological harm endured by the plaintiff, rather than financial losses.
Non-pecuniary relief is also called equitable relief. It is the type of relief given where money damages cannot adequately redress the damages suffered. In contract and tort actions, money damages, or pecuniary relief, is usually sufficient to adequately compensate the injured party. But there are instances where money damages are not adequate. Some examples are : injunctions to prohibit injurious behavior before it happens as in labor disputes; partitions of real estate when co-owners cannot get along; setting aside of wills: forcing specific performance of certain kinds of contracts; the modern actions in lieu of prerogative writs.
non financial loss, e.g. loss in the form of pain and suffering or mental duress
I=PRT I=Interest P=Pecuniary(money) R= Rate(interest) T= Time
Negligence
it means messy like the word ransack which is when someone damages property