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compensatory damages

NOUN
punitive damages
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In September, a Finra panel awarded one group of Payne’s investors $4.4 million in compensatory damages, more than their request for at least $3 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

Soto is seeking an unspecified amount of punitive and compensatory damages.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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 ibex of the south help out the compensatory damages, but even with that, the list of species available in southern Tibet is painfully small.

From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday


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