compensatory damages

Example Sentences

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Yet North Carolina, which doesn’t limit the amount of compensatory damages that can be awarded, remains the most aggressive battleground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 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

Meta was quick to note that compensatory damages in the Los Angeles case totalled just $3 million, with a further $3 million in punitive damages awarded by the jury Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In April, a Santa Monica jury found Soulja Boy to be liable after a three-week trial and decided he must pay the woman more than $4 million in compensatory damages.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

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 Hornaday, William Temple