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Exemplary damages

noun

(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct). Synonyms: punitive damages, smart money.

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... in consequence of the intoxication habitual or otherwise, of any person, shall have a right of action in his or her name, against any person, who shall, by selling intoxicating liquors, cause the intoxication of such person, for all damages actually sustained, as well as exemplary damages; and a married woman shall have the same right to bring suits, prosecute and control the same, and the amount recovered, as if a single woman, and all damages recovered by a minor under this action, shall be paid to such minor, or his parent, guardian, or next friend, ...

— Legal Status Of Women In Iowa • Jennie Lansley Wilson

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