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Exemplary Damages

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "Damages."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Punitive damages; damages in excess of compensation for loss. See 37 Mich. 34, 26 Am. Rep. 493.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Measure of Damages.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Damages on a punitive scale, given in respect of turtious acts, committed through malice or other circumstances of aggravation; damages designed not only a3 a compensation to the injured party, but also as a punishment to the wrong-doer for his violence, oppression, malice, or fraud.