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
“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
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
She is seeking compensatory, punitive, and exemplary damages.
From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2019
He was well assured that Dr. Jedd could prove very little; and a jury, if properly worked, might award him exemplary damages.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
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