Asked by Delaney DeAvila on Apr 30, 2024
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Punitive damages are not meant to compensate victims for their injuries.
Punitive Damages
Financial compensation awarded to an injured party, beyond actual damages, intended to punish the wrongdoer.
Compensate
To provide something, usually money, to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred; to make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant.
Victims
Individuals or entities who suffer harm or loss due to another's actions or events beyond their control.
- Familiarize with the array of established norms and fundamental principles in tort law, covering aspects like proof obligation, superior's legal responsibility, and the issues of direct aggression, unauthorized entry, illicit captivity, wrongful asset conversion, punitive financial penalties, and the safeguards against defamation under peculiar conditions.
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David MoralesMay 02, 2024
Final Answer :
True
Explanation :
Compensatory damages are meant to compensate victims for their damages.Punitive damages are designed to punish flagrant wrongdoers and to deter them,as well as others,from engaging in similar conduct in the future.
Learning Objectives
- Familiarize with the array of established norms and fundamental principles in tort law, covering aspects like proof obligation, superior's legal responsibility, and the issues of direct aggression, unauthorized entry, illicit captivity, wrongful asset conversion, punitive financial penalties, and the safeguards against defamation under peculiar conditions.