actual total loss
noun[CorU]
INSURANCEukus(abbreviationATL)asituationin whichinsuredpropertyistotallydestroyed,lost, or madeuseless, and theinsurancecompanypaysthemaximumamount:
Theyclaimedthat thecaptureandremovalof theshipto Somaliwatersconstitutedanactualtotallossunder theMarineInsuranceAct.
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constructive total loss