compensatory damages

基本解釋

The system would be working well if any underestimated compensatory damages were just about offset by inflated punitive damages.
如果被低估的補(bǔ)償性賠償金能夠恰好被懲罰性賠償金的提高所抵消，那么侵權(quán)責(zé)任制度也會運(yùn)作得很好。
Yet there is need for some tort reform because there is too much litigation, compensatory damages are often too low, and punitive damages have sometimes been grossly excessive.
的確侵權(quán)制度需要一些改革，因?yàn)橥ǔＴS多案子的補(bǔ)償性賠償金都很低，而懲罰性賠償金有時(shí)卻過高。
News Group Newspapers is strongly contesting the action, which includes an unprecedented claim in a privacy case for exemplary or punitive damages as well as compensatory damages.
報(bào)業(yè)集團(tuán)對此次事件展開了激烈的爭論。這是涉及個(gè)人隱私權(quán)問題而請求天價(jià)懲罰性或懲戒性損害賠償以及補(bǔ)償性損害賠償?shù)那八从械脑V訟。

Campbell, suggested that the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages should be in the single digits.
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Hunter is now seeking compensatory damages and punitive damages for an unspecified amount.
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Unlike so-called compensatory damages, which are designed to make up for monetary losses, punitive damages are meant to punish the wrongdoer in a civil case, and deter similar conduct in the future.
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