Sentences with phrase «punish wrongdoers»

Punitive damages are intended to punish wrongdoers and to prevent those in a similar position from harming others.

I knew from watching Law & Order that there were rules in this country designed to protect the innocent, punish wrongdoers and restore justice.

Punitive damages are designed primarily as a way to further punish wrongdoers (defendants) for egregious acts of negligence or misconduct.

Punitive damages may be awarded to the plaintiff in addition to general damages to punish wrongdoers and to discourage wanton misconduct.

After all, these laws are not just to punish wrongdoers, they were also designed to protect our animals.

He later created a Moreland Act Commission that he said at the time would investigate and punish wrongdoers.

Insiders talk of a shift to crisis response, and a growing desire to punish wrongdoers — perhaps less from a sense of justice than from the instinct for political self - preservation.

«Your mission is to put a system in place that says: A) we're going to punish the wrongdoers,» Cuomo said on July 2, 2013.

God's response to this event was not to explain why or to punish the wrongdoers.

They track with the biblical responsibility for governments to punish wrongdoers and administer justice.

The church's failure to modernize, punish wrongdoers, and preach hate will be their demise.

Thus, no amount of legislation will ultimately help, though I do believe God has given authority to the government to maintain order and punish wrongdoers.

Actually, plenty of non-human species have some form of government that punishes wrongdoers, especially among monkeys and apes.

But not only did he punish the wrongdoer, he also advised the suppliant, giving counsel to seekers who came to his shrine.

We can punish the wrongdoer.

We are creating a society where all - seeing intelligent computer code can punish every wrongdoer — but do we want it?

And Bruce, having devoted his life to punishing wrongdoers, decides his best legacy might as well be a murderous one.

Punitive damages are those that are designed to punish the wrongdoer of a tort against you.

Punitive damages are meant to punish the wrongdoer — they are not compensatory.

'' «In addition to actual or compensatory damages, the law permits the jury, under certain circumstances, to make an award of punitive damages, in order to punish the wrongdoer for his misconduct, to serve as an example or warning to others not to engage in such conduct and to provide additional compensation for the conduct to which the injured parties have been subjected.

These damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer and to prevent them from acting in such a harmful way again.

In order for the court to punish the wrongdoer and provide incentive to cease the reckless and negligent behavior displayed by the company as a whole, the court would order them to pay an amount that would me more than just the cost of doing business.

Punitive damages — meant to punish the wrongdoer — might also be available.

Since criminal court proceedings exist to punish the wrongdoer, these negligent security claims are very important because they are often the means by which the crime victim can obtain money damages for medical expenses, lost wages, etc..

Where a defendant has intentionally injured another, additional damages may be awarded to punish the wrongdoer.

Instead, they are solely imposed to punish the wrongdoer.

These awards serve to punish the wrongdoer, while providing the victim with increased compensation.

With punitive damages, the intention is not to simply compensate the injury victim but to actually punish the wrongdoer.

Punitive damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer and discourage future behavior.

When wrongdoers just did not care about your safety, our Savannah personal injury lawyers demand payment of punitive damages to punish the wrongdoer for not respecting your safety needs.

Punitive damages are meant to punish the wrongdoer for the serious and avoidable nature of their actions.

However, you may also be entitled to punitive damages, which are intended to punish the wrongdoer, not compensate you for your injuries.

Punitive damages in a personal injury case are used as a means to punish the wrongdoer, or defendent.

If the party responsible for an individual's catastrophic injuries engaged in especially egregious conduct, such as drunk driving, violent assault, very dangerous business practices, concealing known dangers from the public, or other grossly negligent or misleading behavior, the court may even find that the responsible party owes punitive damages, which are meant to punish the wrongdoer and deter future bad conduct.

In a drunk driving case, victims can pursue punitive damages — a money award intended to punish the wrongdoer that can significantly increase the total compensation to the victim.

Punitive damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer for his or her wilful and reckless conduct.

Unlike criminal law cases where the government punishes the wrongdoer, personal injury allows the victim to pursue a civil action, called a tort action, against the wrongdoer.

Also, in some cases, a defrauded consumer or business may be entitled to recover punitive damages, which is money awarded by the jury to punish the wrongdoer and to deter the wrongdoer and others of similar wrongful conduct in the future.

If the problem is one of physical violence, a protection from abuse order from the court would be better than a separation agreement, and could be used to punish the wrongdoer if he or she violated the order.

Yes, punish the wrongdoer, hard, hard enough & publicized enough that it'll discourage another individual Realtor's from every thinking that they may get away with unethical behavior.

Not exact matches

To be sure, not every moral principle is part of the core, but all moral principles are at least derived from it, if not by pure deduction (killing is wrong and poison kills, so poisoning is wrong), then with the help of prudence (wrongdoers should be punished, but the appropriate punishment depends on circumstances).

From the perspective of classic statements of the just war idea, there was no question that one might justifiably use force to prevent an attack by a wrongdoer as well as to repair the injustice caused by such an attack or to punish the attacker.

This does not seem to explain the unfairness of life, and much traditional teaching has suggested that in the next world those who are virtuous and those who suffer will be rewarded in heaven and wrongdoers will be punished in hell.

Everyone wants to see wrongdoers punished.

Cuomo said at the time that he wanted wrongdoers «punished», and Commission Co-Chair, Syracuse area District Attorney William Fitzpatrick described how that would be accomplished.

Cuomo said he will cooperate with the U.S. Attorney to make sure wrongdoers are punished severely.

Cuomo said at the time that he wanted wrongdoers «punished», and Commission Co Chair, Syracuse area DA William Fitzpatrick described how that would be accomplished.

People who are led to reject free will are more likely to cheat at things, for example, and are also less concerned about punishing other wrongdoers.

(Never mentioned: Whether all wrongdoers deserve to be punished by death or if indiscriminately killing criminals just creates society - churning chaos as other criminals strive to fill the void left behind.)

Federal agencies, such as HUD, the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and others, are aggressively pursuing wrongdoers and predatory lenders to ensure they are punished.