loss of services

loss of services
A deprivation of a family member, such as a parent or spouse, of the right to benefit from the performance of various duties, coupled with the privation of love and companionship, provided by the victim of a personal injury or wrongful death.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


loss of services
A deprivation of a family member, such as a parent or spouse, of the right to benefit from the performance of various duties, coupled with the privation of love and companionship, provided by the victim of a personal injury or wrongful death.

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