Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct. [Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. Bacon.
Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.
Illustrating as the proof of a thing. Fuller. Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.
An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] Donne.
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