compensatory
Example Sentences
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The former chief seeks unspecified economic and compensatory damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
The jury ordered the companies to pay $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, a now-20-year-old woman named Kaley, whose last name was redacted in the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
A makeweightflying to the void Supplemental asteroid Or compensatory spark Shoots across the neutral dark.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
