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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

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,

Right of private defence

human spirit than to run away in face of peril. But this right is basically preventive and not punitive, Gottipulla Venkata Siva Subbrayanam v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1970 SC 1079 (1087): (1970) 1 SCC 235:

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Misconduct

governing the employee's under-taking, unsatisfactory work was treated as misconduct in the context of discharge being assailed as punitive. In S. Govinda Menon v. Union of India, (1967) 2 SCR 566: AIR 1967 SC 1274: (1967) 2

Damages

being determined by the dual components of pecuniary compensation for the loss suffered and often, not always, a punitive addition as a deterrent-cum-denunciation by the law, organs, Chemical Industries v. Union of India, (1979) 4 SCC 573

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

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

Punitory

Punishing tending to punishment punitive

aggravating circumstance

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,...

smart money

smart money [smart pain] : punitive damages at damage n 1 : money invested by one having inside information or much experience 2 :

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