With all these compliments flying back and forth, this Board is alot like the the U.S. Senate.

In any case, most of the previous posts on this subject appear to be correct. I would just add that civil law recognizes "punitive damages" intended to financially punish one of the parties to a civil action. Justice and revenge are both concepts. However, justice is usually administered by the state while revenge tends to be personal.


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