| NOUN | possession | exemplary damages, punitive damages, smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |
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| Meaning | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct). | |
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| Synonyms | punitive damages, smart money | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | double damages | Twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to |
| treble damages | Three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to | |
| Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
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