punitive damages

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

Definitions from Case Law

From 224 U.S. 270 - Standard Oil Company of Indiana v. State of Missouri · 1912Most cited · 252 citing opinions

where the defendant has acted wantonly or perversely, or with such malice as implies a spirit of mischief or criminal indifference to civil obligations, damages may, in some jurisdictions, be assessed, even in civil cases, by way of punishment.

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United States Code

49 U.S.C. § 28103 — for purposes of this section

the term “punitive damages” means damages awarded against any person or entity to punish or deter such person or entity, or others, from engaging in similar behavior in the future; and

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

' Exemplary damages.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as exemplary damages. See 59 Ky. 146, 74 Am. Dec. 406.

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

See Damages.

Defined under Punitive in Black's Law Dictionary.