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

As a result of dropping the primary discrimination claims, the court eliminated the $2 million in punitive damages and $100,000 for emotional distress. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026

The change allowed the parents to successfully argue that the trauma over their son's death counted as a disability that would exempt them from the punitive damages cap. — Reuters, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

The jury awarded $95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages — the largest verdict by far, at this point, in a case over whether preterm infant formulas cause NEC. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Jurors awarded her $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages, with Meta assigned 70% of the total. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026