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Example sentences for: punitive

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H-2A aliens' fear of retaliation stems from observing punitive measures taken against fellow workers or from being told by the employer or the employer's agent not to talk to legal services.
Also that year, the president delighted plaintiffs' lawyers by vetoing a bill to limit punitive damages in product liability cases.
Over the last 20 months, judges have started to let patients sue, but not for punitive damages--only for the value of the denied benefits.
The WP reports that White House aide Sidney Blumenthal and his wife filed suit yesterday against Matt Drudge and AOL, asking $10 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages.
In the history of tobacco litigation, only one plaintiff had ever been awarded any damages, and those were compensatory rather than punitive.