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NORTH CAROLINA STATUTES AND CODES
§ 1D-1. Purpose of punitive damages.
Chapter1D.
Punitive Damages.
§ 1D‑1. Purpose ofpunitive damages.
Punitive damages may beawarded, in an appropriate case and subject to the provisions of this Chapter,to punish a defendant for egregiously wrongful acts and to deter the defendantand others from committing similar wrongful acts. (1995, c. 514, s. 1.)
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