Legal Definition and Related Resources of Exemplary Damages
Meaning of Exemplary Damages
damages awarded to a plaintiff not merely to compensate him for the loss he has sustained. Damages over and above such compensation and of a preventive or punitive nature Ñ to discourage similar wrongdoing in future by the defendant and all others and to solace offended mental anguish , shame, degradation or other aggravation of original wrong . general accident Fire & Life assurance Co. v Humble Oil and Refining Co., (La.App.) 243 So.2d 865; Goines v Pennsylvania R.R., 143 N. Y.SJd576,208 Misc. 103. The term is synonymous with punitive damages , vindictive damages. Libert’. mutual insurance Co. v Stevenson, 36S S. W.2d 760.
Exemplary Damages Alternative Definition
See “Damages.”
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Exemplary damages in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of exemplary damages.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Policeman
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- exemplary damages in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- exemplary damages in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Exemplary Damages
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Exemplary Damages : (punitive damages, vindictive damages) Damages given to punish the defendant rather than (or as well as) to compensate the claimant for harm done. Such damages are exceptional in tort, since the general rule is that damages are given only to compensate for loss caused. They can be awarded in some tort actions: (1) when expressly authorized by statute; (2) to punish oppressive, arbitrary, or unconstitutional acts by government servants; (3) when the defendant has deliberately calculated that the profits to be made out of committing a tort (e.g. by publishing a defamatory book) may exceed the damages at risk. In such cases, exemplary damages are given to prove that “tort does not pay”. Exemplary damages cannot be given for breach of contract.
Concept of Exemplary Damages in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Exemplary Damages: Damages to punish (make an example of) the offender. This is done when the wrong is deliberate or grossly negligent and compensatory damages do not appear to be sufficient.
Concept of Exemplary Damages in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Exemplary Damages: Damages to punish (make an example of) the offender. This is done when the wrong is deliberate or grossly negligent and compensatory damages do not appear to be sufficient.
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