proof of loss

proof of loss definition - legal

n

Evidence given by an insured to insurer to support claim, both as to fact of loss having occurred, and as to amount of the loss. 

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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