Definition of sort for Students. 1  1 : a group of persons or things that have something in common : kind all sorts of people. 2  2 : person 1, individual He was not a bad sort. 3  3 : general disposition : nature people of an evil sort.
Punitive Damages Definition: Special and highly exceptional damages ordered by a court against a defendant where the act or omission which caused the suit, was of a particularly heinous, malicious or highhanded nature.
The general public is probably familiar with the term âpunitive damagesâ due to high-profile jury verdicts. However, where a case proceeds to trial, punitive damages are awarded in a very small percentage of injury cases. In order to be awarded punitive damages, the defendantâs behavior must be especially reprehensible and deserving of punishment.