Noun
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| smart money -
people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election"
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| smart money -
money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
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| smart money -
(law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct)
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punitive damages,
exemplary damages |
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damages,
amends,
indemnification,
redress,
indemnity,
restitution a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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double damages twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
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