Damages awarded over and above those necessary to compensate for actual loss, as a mark of disapproval of the defendant's conduct and/or a warning to others.
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n. Referred to as punitive damages, these damages are requested and/or awarded in a lawsuit when the defendant's actions were malicious, violent, oppressive, fraudulent, wanton or grossly reckless. For example: publishing that someone had committed murder when the publisher knew that the facts were not accurate; an ex-husband destroys his former wi...
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Damages awarded over and above special and general damages to punish a losing party's willful or malicious misconduct. Sometimes called punitive damages.
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