punitive damage award — UK US noun [C] LAW ► PUNITIVE AWARD(Cf. ↑punitive award) … Financial and business terms
award — 1 vt [Anglo French awarder agarder to look at, decide on, impose, alteration of Old French esguarder to look at, from es , intensive prefix + guarder to guard] 1: to give in accordance with a judicial or administrative determination or decision… … Law dictionary
Punitive damages — (termed exemplary damages in the United Kingdom) are damages not awarded in order to compensate the plaintiff, but in order to reform or deter the defendant and similar persons from pursuing a course of action such as that which damaged the… … Wikipedia
punitive damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. punitive damages … Law dictionary
award — an agreement having the force of law, which sets out working conditions and wages for certain types of employment. Glossary of Business Terms * * * ▪ I. award a‧ward 1 [əˈwɔːd ǁ ɔːrd] noun [countable] 1. an amount of money that is given to… … Financial and business terms
Stella Award — The Stella Awards are awards given to people who file ridiculous lawsuits, named after a woman named Stella Liebeck who, in 1992, spilled a cup of McDonalds coffee onto her lap, causing third degree burns. She sued McDonalds and was awarded USD$2 … Wikipedia
Bad faith — For other uses, see Bad faith (disambiguation). Two hearts redirects here. For things named Two Hearts , see Two Hearts. Further information: Self deception and Deception Bad faith (Latin: mala fides) is double mindedness or double… … Wikipedia
Kristin Rossum — Infobox Criminal subject name= Kristin Rossum date of birth= Birth date and age|1976|10|25|mf=y place of birth= Memphis, Tennessee charge= First degree murder penalty= Life without parole status= Imprisoned occupation= Former Toxicologist spouse … Wikipedia
Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Tort reform — refers to the idea of changing the rules applicable to the law of tort. Tort deals with compensation for wrongs and harm done by one party to another s person, property or other protected interests (e.g. reputation, under libel and slander laws) … Wikipedia
