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Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Vindictive or exemplary damages given beyond the actual damage, by way of punishment and example, in cases of gross misconduct of defendant. 15 Conn. 225; 14 Johns. (N. Y.) 352; 6 Hill (N y.) 466. That it cannot be given by jury, see 2 Greenl. Ev. (4th Ed.) § 253, note. See "Damages."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Damages sought by way of punishment, in addition to fair compensation for the injury. See 92 Mich. 233, 31 Am. St. Rep. 580, 52 N. W. 465.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Vindictive or exemplary damages given beyond the actual damage, by way of punishment and example, in cases of gross misconduct of defendant. Woert v. Jenkins, 14 Johns. (N. Y.) 352. That it cannot be given by jury, see 2 Greenl. Ev. § 253, n. See Exemplary Damages.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Vindictive or exemplary damages. See Brewer v. Jacobs (C. G.) 22 Fed. 224; Springer v. Somers Fuel Co.., 196 Pa. 156, 46 AH. 370; Day v. Woodworth, 13 How. 371, 14 L. Ed. 181; Murphy v. Hobbs, 7 Colo. 541, 5 Pac. 119, 49 Am. Rep. 366.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Vindictive or exemplary damages.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

See Damages, Exemplary.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

A term sometimes used as equivalent to exemplary damages (5. j>.), or to punitive or vindictive damages.