Exemplary damages

Exemplary damages
Exemplary Ex"em*pla*ry, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See {Exemplar}.] 1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct. [1913 Webster]

[Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages. [1913 Webster]

3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

{Exemplary damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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