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 lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court comes weeks after a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable for a young woman’s social media addiction and awarded $6 million in compensatory and punitive damages. —Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants. —Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026

Hernandez’s attorneys plan to ask a jury for compensatory and punitive damages. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026

The complaint seeks compensatory and punitive damages, disgorgement of profits attributable to the use of Kilcher’s likeness, injunctive relief, and corrective public disclosure. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 May 2026