DAMAGE, in law, is generally understood of a hurt
or hindrance attending a person's estate: but, in com-
mon law, it is part of what the jurors are to inquire
of in giving verdict for the plaintiff or defendant in a
civil action, whether real or personal; for after giving
verdict on the principal cause, they are likewise asked
their consciences touching costs and damages, which
contain the hindrances that one party hath suffered
from the wrong done him by the other. See COSTS.