| punitive damages |
Damages in excess of actual damages that are assessed as a form of punishment. Typically, punitive damages apply when a Defendant's behavior is found to have been willful or malicious.
Ãâó: www.msm.com.au/glossary/
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| Punnett square |
A tool used to help predict the results of genetic crosses.
Ãâó: chroma.gs.washington.edu/outreach/genetics/glossar...
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| punctate |
Marked by punctures or pits.
Ãâó: www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/gloss...
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| Punnett square |
a chart used to determine the possible genotypes of the offspring of a cross
Ãâó: www.mun.ca/educ/ed4361/virtual_academy/campus_a/de...
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| punitive damages |
are awarded to plaintiffs to punish the defendant. In a standard libel suit, if the plaintiff is a public figure they must show that the statement was made with 'actual malice'; private people are only required to prove negligence.
Ãâó: www.hfac.uh.edu/comm/media_libel/libel/definition....
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