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exemplary damages

British  

plural noun

  1. law damages awarded to a plaintiff above the value of actual loss sustained so that they serve also as a punishment to the defendant and a deterrent to others

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She is seeking a jury trial as well as punitive and exemplary damages for her “mental and physical pain and suffering.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Tesla is suing Yatskov for compensatory and exemplary damages, and is also seeking a court order that would force Yatskov to return the classified information.

From The Verge • May 7, 2022

Mr Lansdown is seeking financial compensation as well as exemplary damages of up to £76m to "deter" P&O Ferries or DP World from acting the same way in future.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022

Godbey threw out the family’s lawsuit, which seeks almost $30 million in actual and exemplary damages.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022

But Mr. Mackenzie appealed to a jury, who, "to the no small discomfiture of the tories, from Sir Peregrine Maitland, down to the lowest menial employed in the political shambles," gave exemplary damages.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles

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