exemplary damages
Britishplural noun
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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
In another case he mentioned the importance of the question at issue, the attempt to exercise arbitrary power, as a reason why the jury might give exemplary damages.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
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