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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES

punitive damages  [ˈpjuːnɪtɪv ˈdæmɪdʒɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punitive damages is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNITIVE DAMAGES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Punitive damages

Punitive damages or exemplary damages are damages intended to reform or deter the defendant and others from engaging in conduct similar to that which formed the basis of the lawsuit. Although the purpose of punitive damages is not to compensate the plaintiff, the plaintiff will receive all or some portion of the punitive damage award. Punitive damages are often awarded where compensatory damages are deemed an inadequate remedy. The court may impose them to prevent under-compensation of plaintiffs, to allow redress for undetectable torts and taking some strain away from the criminal justice system. However, punitive damages awarded under court systems that recognize them may be difficult to enforce in jurisdictions that do not recognize them. For example, punitive damages awarded to one party in a US case would be difficult to get recognition for in a European court, where punitive damages are most likely to be considered to violate ordre public. Because they are usually paid in excess of the plaintiff's provable injuries, punitive damages are awarded only in special cases, usually under tort law, where the defendant's conduct was egregiously insidious.

Definition of punitive damages in the English dictionary

The definition of punitive damages in the dictionary is a form of monetary compensation paid to the plaintiff in order to punish the defendant and prevent future unlawful behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNITIVE DAMAGES


Bridges
ˈbrɪdʒɪz
damages
ˈdæmɪdʒɪz
energies
ˈɛnədʒɪz
etymologies
ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪz
eulogies
ˈjuːlədʒɪz
gizz
dʒɪz
ideologies
ˌaɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪz
jiz
dʒɪz
jizz
dʒɪz
Judges
ˈdʒʌdʒɪz
mythologies
mɪˈθɒlədʒɪz
ologies
ˈɒlədʒɪz
pathologies
pəˈθɒlədʒɪz
psychologies
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪz
ravages
ˈrævɪdʒɪz
theologies
θɪˈɒlədʒɪz
veggies
ˈvɛdʒɪz
wages
ˈweɪdʒɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNITIVE DAMAGES

punier
puniest
punily
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punish
punishability
punishable
punisher
punishing
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punishment
punishment beating
punition
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNITIVE DAMAGES

breakages
by easy stages
circumambages
Commissioner of Official Languages
compages
enfants sauvages
exemplary damages
hedonic damages
incidental damages
law of averages
modern languages
money wages
nominal wages
nonmonetary advantages
real wages
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Synonyms and antonyms of punitive damages in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punitive damages» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES

Find out the translation of punitive damages to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punitive damages from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punitive damages» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惩罚性赔偿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daños punitivos
570 millions of speakers

English

punitive damages
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दंडात्मक हर्जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعويضات تأديبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

штрафные убытки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punitivos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শাস্তিমূলক খেসারত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dommages-intérêts punitifs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ganti rugi punitif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strafschadenersatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

懲罰的損害賠償
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

징벌 적 손해 배상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kerusakan punitive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thiệt hại trừng phạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்டனையான சேதங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंडात्मक नुकसानी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cezai zararlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

danni punitivi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odszkodowania za straty moralne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

штрафні збитки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

daune punitive
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιμωρητική αποζημίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestraffende skadevergoeding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

straffskadestånd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

straffe skader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punitive damages

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITIVE DAMAGES»

The term «punitive damages» is regularly used and occupies the 59.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNITIVE DAMAGES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punitive damages

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNITIVE DAMAGES»

Discover the use of punitive damages in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punitive damages and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Punitive Damages: How Juries Decide
Using a wealth of new experimental data, and offering a host of provocative findings, this book documents a wide range of systematic biases in jury behavior.
Cass R. Sunstein, Reid Hastie, John W. Payne, 2008
2
Punitive Damages: Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives
This text on the nature, role and suitability of punitive damages in tort and private law contains reports from some jurisdictions that award punitive damages and some that don’t.
Helmut Koziol, Vanessa Wilcox, 2011
3
Punitive Damages: Empirical Findings
Based on cases that reached jury verdict in Cook County, Illinois, and San Francisco, California, from 1960 to 1984, this report presents analytically derived answers to questions surrounding the award of punitive damages: (1) how ...
Mark A. Peterson, Syam Sarma, Michael G. Shanley, 1987
4
Basic Contract Law for Paralegals
The question, then, is whether Kansas law permits the recovery of punitive damages for breach of warranty. Under Kansas's version of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which appears to govern the transaction in this case, punitive ...
Jeffrey A. Helewitz, 2007
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Civil RICO: A Definitive Guide
13, 2007) ("punitive damages are not available under RICO itself. Punitive damages are a common law remedy, while RICO damages are purely a creature of statute and thus limited to the extent of the statutory grant"). Second, the Supreme ...
Gregory P. Joseph, 2010
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The Philosophy of Law: An Encyclopedia
"Punitive damages" refers to the award of damages in civil suits to punish the defendant. The common law traditionally allowed punitive damages only in a narrow class of torts such as slander, in which the injurer harms the victim's dignity.
Christopher B. Gray, 1999
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Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration
Punitive damages and other penalties It is tempting to think that an arbitral tribunal has precisely parallel jurisdiction to a national court to award damages in accordance with the law applicable to the substantive merits of the dispute. However ...
‎2004
8
Bad faith and punitive damages: annotations to first-party ...
This work offers a compendium of annotations of first-party extra-contractual damage cases, focusing on cases which deal with the insurers duty to act in good faith towards its insureds and the recovery of damages for insured for the ...
American Bar Association. Committee on Property Insurance Law, 1986
9
Punitive damages in bad faith cases
A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction discussion of the evaluation, management, settlement and litigation of bad faith cases, is provided in this anotated volume, including forms and practice aids.
John C. McCarthy, 1987
10
Calculating Construction Damages
the conduct in question is outrageous, scandalous, or malicious.9 Moreover, in certain states punitive damages may be awarded only pursuant to statutory authority.10 Construction contractors and their attorneys must carefully scrutinize the ...
William Schwartzkopf, John J. McNamara, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNITIVE DAMAGES»

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Montana Supreme Court ducks decision on punitive damages cap
The Supreme Court, therefore, did not rule on the question of whether Montana can rightfully limit jury decisions on punitive damages. They are awarded in ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Jury Awards $2 Million in Punitive Damages for Attempted Murder
With interest, the award now has been increased to $6,577,000 inclusive of the punitive damages awarded today. Javier van Oordt of the Santa Ana law firm of ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
3
Judge OKs punitive damages in California gender bias case
Punitive damages often run much higher than the awards designed to compensate plaintiffs for financial losses. The four-week trial on Pao's lawsuit has ... «Fox News, Mar 15»
4
Ellen Pao can sue Kleiner Perkins for punitive damages, rules judge
Ellen Pao is suing for both punitive and compensatory damages in her gender discrimination trial against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Today, Judge ... «The Verge, Mar 15»
5
Jury awards $185 million to ex-AutoZone worker demoted after …
Retailer AutoZone Stores Inc. should pay $185 million in punitive damages for unlawfully demoting and firing a female employee who complained about gender ... «Los Angeles Times, Nov 14»
6
Takeda, Lilly Win 99.6% Cut in Actos Punitive Damages
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. won a more than a 99 percent cut in a $9 billion punitive damages award over claims the ... «Bloomberg, Oct 14»
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Hyundai Ordered To Pay $73M In Punitive Damages In 2011 Crash …
A Montana judge ruled last week that Hyundai Motor will have to pay $73 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed against the company over a fatal car ... «International Business Times, Sep 14»
8
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down state cap on punitive damages
The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down the state's cap on punitive damages, ruling unanimously in the case of a woman misled by an auto dealership in ... «Business Insurance, Sep 14»
9
Eli Lilly, Takeda To Pay $9 Billion In Punitive Damages
Eli Lilly and Takeda were not able to overturn the $9 billion in punitive damages they were ordered to pay for hiding the cancer risks associated with their Type II ... «Bidness ETC, Aug 14»
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The Illogical Basis of That $23 Billion Award Against R.J. Reynolds
WikipediaOn Friday a jury in Escambia County, Florida, decided that R.J. Reynolds should pay $23 billion in punitive damages to Cynthia Robinson, the widow ... «Reason, Jul 14»

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