punitive
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Unified suit appears to target the entire $22 million as restitution plus potential punitive damages.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The complaint seeks a permanent injunction, an award no less than for $15 million for actual damages and punitive damages.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
By targeting Iran instead of all pistachio exporting countries, it shows the policy was mainly punitive, rather than intentionally protectionist.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Spreading out a smaller adjustment over many years would help distribute the financial burden among current and future generations, avoiding immediate, punitive tax hikes.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
A compassionate, humane approach to the problems of the urban poor must replace the punitive practices and policies that have multiplied the harms associated with poverty and racial oppression.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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