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exemplary damages
plural noun
- 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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And he urged that exemplary damages for personal insult would tend to prevent the practice of duelling.
From Project Gutenberg
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