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exemplary damages

Law damages awarded to the plaintiff beyond the actual loss, imposed as a punishment for the defendant's wrong

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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