Definition and Citations:
1. A loss that can be evaluated in money terms. 2. Money lost by a dependent when a support person dies.
TLD Example: The court’s decision to compensate the wrongfully discharged employee only for her pecuniary loss of a year’s salary did not take into consideration the emotional distress she suffered.
TLD Example 2: His death was both an emotional and pecuniary loss for the children who depended on him for their support.