exemplary damages

British

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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exemplary damages

Attorneys for the tenants are seeking awards for punitive damages or exemplary damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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

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

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

She is seeking compensatory, punitive, and exemplary damages.

From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2019

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 Sir Richard Francis Burton

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