punitive
Example Sentences
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You learn where splurging matters to you — good olive oil and great bread, perhaps — and where frugality feels easy rather than punitive.
From Salon
The jury also asked whether it was charged to determine the amount of punitive damages, adding to speculation that it might hand the Skaggs family an award beyond economic and emotional distress damage.
From Los Angeles Times
His parents have now launched legal action against Meta in a US court seeking punitive damages claiming that Instagram was not safe.
From BBC
The Skaggs family is seeking not only lost earnings and emotional distress damages but also punitive damages.
From Los Angeles Times
Ethics investigators have recommended that the commission take a more punitive approach by fining Lee about $138,000 and holding him responsible for all 10 counts.
From Los Angeles Times
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