| 词汇 | exemplary-damages |
| 释义 | exemplary damages noun[ plural ] law specializeduk /ɪɡˌzem.plər.i ˈdæm.ə.dʒɪz/ us /ɪɡˌzem.plɚ.i ˈdæm.ə.dʒɪz/ damages(= money paid to someone who has been injured or harmed) that are more than the injury or loss suffered, intended as a warning to others: She is demanding exemplary damages for breach of privacy. The court may award exemplary damages of at least three times the amount of actual damages. The judge awarded exemplary damages.法官判罚损害赔偿金，以儆效尤。 He agreed to allow the plaintiffs to seek exemplary damages up to £10,000 for each violation. The defendants’counsel suggested that plaintiff drop his claims for exemplary damages in return for compensatory damages from the city. Injuring and injuries at-risk battered child syndrome battered woman syndrome be in the warsidiom bite eviscerate flesh wound fourth degree gash granulate harm incapacitate insult pi pull reinjure reinjury scarred strain wounded exemplary damages | Business Englishexemplary damages noun[ plural ] LAW UKukus an amount of money that someone who commits an offence has to pay, which is intended to be large enough to prevent them or others from committing similar offences in the future: He is demanding exemplary damages for breach of privacy. See also punitive damages Examples of exemplary damagesexemplary damages The lawsuit sought $1.5 billion in punitive and exemplarydamages, but was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The lawsuit sought $1.5 billion in punitive and exemplarydamages but was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was vindicated by securing judgment for both actual and exemplarydamages with costs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Plaintiffs who prevail may recover actual damages including mental anguish as well as exemplarydamages, and any reasonable attorney fees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Exemplarydamages are not recognised nor permitted in some jurisdictions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The contract-tort distinction is significant because as a matter of public policy, punitive or exemplarydamages are unavailable for contract claims, but are available for tort claims. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Thirdly, exemplarydamages are a far greater detriment to the defendant than any fine could be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the circumstances in which the right to exemplarydamages may remain is where there has been oppressive action by a government servant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Against that background, had he won his libel action, he would have been awarded exemplarydamages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We discussed exemplarydamages in such situations earlier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judge could decide whether it was a matter for exemplarydamages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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