compensatory damages
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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Yet North Carolina, which doesn’t limit the amount of compensatory damages that can be awarded, remains the most aggressive battleground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
The panel awarded $3 million in compensatory damages, assigning Meta 70 percent of the responsibility for the plaintiff's harm -- a $2.1 million share -- and YouTube the remaining 30 percent, or $900,000.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The jury awarded the victims $329m in total damages, including $129m in compensatory damages and $200m in punitive damages which aims to deter Tesla from harmful behaviour in the future.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
The ibex of the south help out the compensatory damages, but even with that, the list of species available in southern Tibet is painfully small.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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