Synonyms of punitive damages

punitive damages

plural noun

as in damages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• reprisal(s)
• compensation
• satisfaction
• redress
• indemnity
• restitution
• reparation
• indemnification
• recompense
• amends
• recoupment
• remuneration
• atonement
• solatium
• reimbursement
• security
• expiation
• repayment
• refund
• adjustment
• deposit
• pawn
• treaty
• quittance
• bargain
• compact
• bail
• settlement
• requital
• punishment
• convention
• pact
• retaliation
• pledge
• oath
• contract
• accord
• vow
• guarantee
• warranty
• guaranty
• concordat
• bond
• deal
• covenant
• surety
• word
• troth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punitive damages

In 1994, a federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered Exxon Corp. to pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, but the U.S Supreme Court later reduced that amount to $507.5 million. —Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025

First Amendment case over thin blue line The case went to trial in September, when a jury decided that two Boise State administrators owe Big City $4 million, including $3 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025

The Associated Press reported that Bayer, the parent company for Monsanto, was ordered to pay $65 million to compensate Barnes and an additional $2 billion in punitive damages by a Georgia jury. —Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025

The verdict, reached late Friday, awards $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, the plaintiff’s attorneys said in a statement. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025