compensatory

Example Sentences

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When one Indiana walking club formerly using the hot-girl designation rebranded as “Hotwalk Indy,” Lind filed for compensatory damages.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

Soto is seeking an unspecified amount of punitive and compensatory damages.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He has demanded both compensatory damages to redress his own harms as well as punitive damages “to deter future unconstitutional conduct.”

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A makeweightflying to the void Supplemental asteroid Or compensatory spark Shoots across the neutral dark.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand