What is DAMAGES EXEMPLARY?

These are the damages that are greater than the loss but is not able to be measured because the wrong was aggravated by violence or fraud.

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Related Legal Terms
COMPENSATORY AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, DAMAGES IRREPARABLE, ACTUAL DAMAGES, NECESSARY DAMAGES, FAIR DAMAGES, DOUBLE DAMAGES, DAMAGES NOMINAL, SPECIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES ACTUAL


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