Punitive Damages - Law Dictionary Search Results
punitive damages
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damage
natural, and foreseeable result of the wrongful act compare special damages in this entry ex·em·pla·ry damages [ig-zem-plə-rē-] : punitive damages in this entry ex·pec·ta·tion damages : damages recoverable for breach of contract and designed to put the injured … the law to result naturally and necessarily from a tortious act and that therefore do not require proof punitive damages : damages awarded in cases of serious or malicious wrongdoing to punish or deter the wrongdoer or deter
Damages
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Damage
being determined by the dual components of pecuniary compensation for the loss suffered and often, not always, a punitive addition as a deterrent-cum-de-nunciation by the law, Organo chemical Industries v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 1803 … Ltd., 1993 Supp (2) SCC 433: AIR 1993 SC 1014 (1038): (1992) 1 SCR 1003. Means the specific damages, viz. the amount of damages sought to be claimed through the amendment, Hi Sheet Industrial v. Litelon Limited
award
guarder to guard] 1 : to give in accordance with a judicial or administrative determination or decision [ punitive damages] 2 : to grant as deserved [ed the contract to the lowest bidder] n 1 : a judgment
malice
spite, or revenge NOTE: Such feelings are usually not an important component of malice in legal consideration unless punitive damages or actual malice is an issue.
smart money
smart money [smart pain] : punitive damages at damage n 1 : money invested by one having inside information or much experience 2 : well-informed
Award
or by judicial decree e.g. to company awarded the contact to the low bidder e.g. the jury awarded punitive damages, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 132. Means a final judgment or decision, esp. one by an arbitrator
Wrongful dismissal
notice or payment of a month's wages has been judicially proved, Mould v. Halliday, (1898) 1 QB 125. Punitive damages are not to be included and the plaintiff must take diligent steps to find other suitable employment, Beckham
aggravating circumstance
: a circumstance relating to the commission of an act that increases the degree of liability or culpability [punitive damages are recoverable in a conversion case when the evidence shows legal malice, willfulness, insult, or other aggravating circumstances
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