Punitive Damages
(n) Punitive damages are the punishment given on law suits as a part of decree with an intention to retaliate the wrong or fraud done by the culprit preferably to compensate the looser.
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Punitive Damages: Damages given for the purpose of punishing the defendant.
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DAMAGES, PUNITIVE - The purpose of punitive damages is to punish a defendant and to deter a defendant and others from committing similar acts in the future.
punitive damages - Money awarded to an injured person, over and above the measurable value of the injury, in order to punish the person who hurt him.
Punitive damages - Money award given to punish the defendant or wrongdoer.
Punitive Damages:
Special and highly exceptional damages ordered by a court against a defendant where the act or omission which caused the suit, was of a particularly heinous, malicious or highhanded nature.
Punitive Damages or Exemplary Damages: Compensation greater than is necessary to pay a plaintiff for a loss.
Punitive damages: An award to a plaintiff beyond actual possible loss. Such damages are by way of punishing the defendant for his act.
Purport: To imply; to claim; to mean; to convey law; the full scope of an enacted statute.
Punitive Damages
Damages awarded to punish a party who committed a wrongful act rather than to compensate an injured party for actual damages; exemplary damages.
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PUNITIVE DAMAGES: Money awarded to a victim that is intended to punish a defendant and stop the person or business from repeating the type of conduct that caused an injury. Also intended to deter others from similar conduct.
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Punitive Damages - Damages awarded over and above compensatory damages in order to punish the defendant for malicious, wanton, willful, reckless, oppressive, or fraudulent conduct.
punitive damages
n. (synonymous with exemplary damages), damages awarded in a lawsuit as a punishment and example to others for malicious, evil or particularly fraudulent acts.
Punitive Articles
Subchapter X, "Punitive Articles," is the subchapter that details offenses under the uniform code:
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Punitive damages
Special and highly exceptional damages which are an exception to the rule that damages are to compensate not to punish.
Term: Punitive Damages
Definition: Damages awarded to punish a party who committed a wrongful act rather than to compensate an injured party for actual damages; exemplary damages.
"Punitive damages, as the name would indicate, are designed to punish. In this, they constitute an exception to the general common law rule that damages are designed to compensate the injured, not to punish the wrongdoer.
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Punitive Damages Damages awarded to punish a defendant for their purposely harsh, vindictive or malicious behaviour. Special Damages Damages intended to compensate a plaintiff for a quantifiable monetary loss.
If the act is unintentional (, i.e., not willful) there may in some cases be no liability, while if intentional (willful) the actor may be responsible for not only the plaintiff’s actual damages but also for punitive damages to punish him or ...
In areas where the finding of fault remains crucial, and the awards of compensatory or punitive damages can be substantial, tort litigation can be time-consuming and costly.
Definition - Noun
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This is in contract to "nominal" damages (a small amount paid where there is no real loss) or "punitive damages" (intended to punish the party who must pay damages).
compensatory damages: reimbursement for actual loss or injury, as distinguished from exemplary or punitive damages ...
tort reform : change or alteration of laws imposing civil liability for torts esp. to limit liability for punitive damages ...
There are 2 kinds of damages: (1) "compensatory," meaning money to pay for the actual cost of an injury or loss; and (2)"punitive" or "exemplary," meaning an amount of money that's more than the actual damages.
A court can also condemn a losing party to "special costs" but this is considered punitive as it would include the other side's lawyer bill. The rule in most places is that "costs follows the event" which means that the loser pays.
The prerogative of pardon extends to all contempts of court which are dealt with by a sentence of clearly punitive character; ...
For either definition, there are many different types or categories of damages. (See also: compensatory damages, actual damages, special damages, general damages, exemplary damages, punitive damages, statutory damages, nominal damages) ...
punitive damages Sometimes called exemplary damages, awarded over and above special and general damages to punish a losing party's willful or malicious misconduct.special damages Damages that cover the winning party's out-of-pocket costs.
Punitive damages: Special, exceptional damages ordered by a court where an act or omission was of a particularly serious, extensive or malicious nature. (Normally damages are awarded to compensate, not to punish.) Also known as exemplary damages.
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