punitive damages
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Definition & Meaning of "punitive damages"in English

Punitive damages
01

an extra financial compensation awarded in a lawsuit to punish the defendant for bad behavior and deter future wrongdoing

Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
complex compound
countable
plural form
punitive damages
Examples
In the product liability case, the court awarded punitive damages to deter the company from manufacturing unsafe products.
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