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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

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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

“They appear to remain completely unrepentant about that and it ought, to pick up the language of exemplary damages, be something that shocks the conscience,” Hodge added.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

He was ordered to pay the woman $200m for past and future mental anguish, as well as $1bn in exemplary damages.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

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

After receiving the preliminary fee of 5l., to be paid out of the plunder, he demanded exemplary damages, and the defendant was lightened of all he could afford to pay.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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