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plead

pleading : state in a pleading [unless plaintiff s and proves facts showing actual malice, he cannot recover punitive damages "Kumaran v. Brotman, 617 N.E.2d 191 (1993)"] [ a case of fraudulent conveyance] 2 : to offer as

wanton

an aggravated level of negligence that borders on intent and that is often ground for an award of punitive damages. wan·ton·ly adv wan·ton·ness n

penalty

is to be paid by a party who fails to fulfill an obligation to another and that is punitive rather than compensatory [the court declined to enforce the contractual and determined actual damages instead]

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