Synonyms of punitive damages

punitive damages

plural noun

as in damages

Related Words

• damages
• reprisal(s)
• compensation
• satisfaction
• redress
• indemnity
• restitution
• reparation
• indemnification
• recompense
• amends
• recoupment
• remuneration
• atonement
• solatium
• reimbursement
• security
• expiation
• repayment
• refund
• adjustment
• deposit
• pawn
• treaty
• quittance
• bargain
• compact
• bail
• settlement
• requital
• punishment
• convention
• pact
• retaliation
• pledge
• oath
• contract
• accord
• vow
• guarantee
• warranty
• guaranty
• concordat
• bond
• deal
• covenant
• surety
• word
• troth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punitive damages

The verdict included $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages, with Meta responsible for 70% of the total. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026

That figure could grow, as the jury will continue to deliberate on punitive damages the companies should pay for acting with malice or fraud. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow, Fortune’s Kristin Stoller reports, after the jury decides whether the companies acted with malice or fraud, and consider punitive damages. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

The punitive damages phase, still to come, will be calculated against each company’s net worth and is likely to produce a very different number. —Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026