Punitive damages: a. are a small amount of compensation given to the plaintiff. b. are like actual damages but do not seek to deter the defendant. c. are damages far less than the plaintiff's injuries, awarded to punish the plaintiff. d. are damages in excess of the plaintiff's injuries, awarded to punish the defendant.

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Averie Douglas

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30 January, 00:05

Punitive damages: a. are a small amount of compensation given to the plaintiff. b. are like actual damages but do not seek to deter the defendant. c. are damages far less than the plaintiff's injuries, awarded to punish the plaintiff. d. are damages in excess of the plaintiff's injuries, awarded to punish the defendant.

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Sharon Baker · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "D": are damages in excess of the plaintiff's injuries, awarded to punish the defendant.

Explanation:

Punitive Damages are penalties passed to the defendant of court cases on top of compensations they must pay to plaintiffs because of the faults they committed. The punitive damage is not provided to the plaintiffs but is imposed to punish defendants when their faults are negligent and should not be repeated.

Thus, punish damages are imposed in an attempt to avoid other individuals to commit the same gross faults.