A more thorough explanation:

An award is a final decision or judgment made by an arbitrator, jury, or judge. It usually involves a declaration that one party owes another a certain amount of money.

For example, in the case of Dolan v. United States, the Supreme Court made an award stating that the government owed the plaintiff compensation for taking their property without just compensation.

Another example of an award could be a jury awarding damages to a plaintiff in a personal injury case.

These examples illustrate how an award is a final decision that determines the outcome of a legal dispute and often involves the payment of money from one party to another.