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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries징벌적 손해배상
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jingbeoljeok sonhaebaesang
"배심원단은 피고에게 징벌적 손해배상을 부과했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Damages awarded in a lawsuit to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct and to deter such conduct in the future.
"The jury awarded substantial punitive damages against the corporation for intentionally ignoring safety warnings." - 2
Exemplary financial compensation ordered by a court that exceeds the actual economic losses suffered by the plaintiff.
"Legal experts debated whether the massive punitive payout violated constitutional limits on excessive fines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'punitive', derived from the Latin 'punitivus' (relating to punishment) via Late Latin, and 'damages', originating from the Old French 'damages' and Latin 'damnificare' (to cause loss or harm). First established in English common law jurisprudence during the 18th century, the phrase evolved to specifically denote financial awards meant to penalize wrongdoers beyond mere compensatory relief.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Punitive damages" is said worldwide
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dommages-intérêts punitifs
Transliteration: domaz-inteʁɛ pynitif
"Le tribunal a accordé des dommages-intérêts punitifs exemplaires."
Strafschadenersatz
Transliteration: ʃtʁaːfˌʃaːdn̩ʔɛɐ̯ˌzat͡s
"Das Gericht verurteilte das Unternehmen zu hohem Strafschadenersatz."
risarcimento punitivo
Transliteration: risartʃiˈmento puˈnitivo
"La giuria ha stabilito un risarcimento punitivo record."
daños punitivos
Transliteration: daños puˈnitivos
"Los daños punitivos buscan disuadir conductas negligentes similares."
danos punitivos
Transliteration: ˈdɐnuʒ puniˈtivus
"A sentença incluiu danos punitivos severos contra a empresa."
दंडात्मक हर्जाना
Transliteration: dandatmak harjana
"अदालत ने कंपनी पर भारी दंडात्मक हर्जाना लगाया।"
惩罚性赔偿
Transliteration: chéngfáxìng péicháng
"法官判处该公司支付巨额惩罚性赔偿。"
징벌적 손해배상
Transliteration: jingbeoljeok sonhaebaesang
"배심원단은 피고에게 징벌적 손해배상을 부과했다."
懲罰的損害賠償
Transliteration: chōbatsu-teki songai baishō
"裁判所は巨額の懲罰的損害賠償の支払いを命じた。"
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