The phrase "a punitive settlement to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or financial contexts when discussing a settlement that is intended to punish or deter wrongdoing.
Example: "The court awarded a punitive settlement to the plaintiffs to discourage similar behavior in the future."
Alternatives: "a punitive award for" or "a punitive compensation for".
But as details emerge, Wall Street's fears of a largely punitive settlement may not add up.
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Robert W. Wood, a San Francisco tax lawyer and expert on taxation of settlements, says: "The IRS needs to be told, 'if you want part of a settlement to be considered taxable punitive damages in cases where there was never a punitive damages court award, then go back to Congress and get the law changed again.'".
By taking up the Zimbabwe debate, the African Union has put is own credibility into play, pursuing an elusive African settlement to secure a democratic outcome while averting the imposition of punitive measures from Western nations led by the United States.
After attending the Versailles peace talks after the first world war, he made his name with a small book mainly written at Charleston, Economic Consequences of the Peace, correctly predicting the dire implications of the punitive settlement.
Offensive war is an essentially a punitive response to the refusal to redress past wrongful harms.
O2 launched the iPhone in Ireland with a punitive tariff compared to the UK rates.
Some, like Professor Fisch, expect regulators to seek more punitive settlements.
It is endeavoring to change a punitive, colonial-era system to a rehabilitative one.
The financial burden of the Treaty of Versailles was labelled "reparations", which distinguished them from punitive settlements usually known as indemnities.
