exemplary damages
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Godbey threw out the family’s lawsuit, which seeks almost $30 million in actual and exemplary damages.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022
Not a week passes but we forfeit exemplary damages for inciting him to fall foul of passing gentlemen, in the vain hope of getting him slain.
From The Fiend's Delight by Bierce, Ambrose
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