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.
Interest may not be granted on punitive damages awarded in an action for trespass. Costs may or may not be awarded in trespass actions. Generally, punitive damages are not a matter of right. However, a landowner may be entitled to punitive damages as the cost of restoration of the damage inflicted on property[viii]. A landowner was not entitled to compensatory damages for trespass where a trespasser paid to restore the property.