nominal damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. nominal damages n … Law dictionary
nominal damages — ➔ damage1 * * * nominal damages UK US noun [plural] ► LAW a small amount that a court of law orders someone to pay to another person that they have harmed, but not in a way that the court considers serious: »When one purchaser backed out, the… … Financial and business terms
Nominal damages — Damage Dam age (d[a^]m [asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nominal damages — noun (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑damages, ↑amends, ↑indemnity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nominal damages — negligible damages, damages that are too small to be considered … English contemporary dictionary
nominal damages — Law. damages of a small amount awarded to a plaintiff where substantial compensable loss has not been established but whose legal rights were violated. [1790 1800] * * * … Universalium
nominal damages — /nɒmənəl ˈdæmɪdʒəz/ (say nomuhnuhl damijuhz) plural noun Law a token amount awarded as compensation for the technical infringement of a right where no actual loss or harm has been suffered …
damages — I noun amends, compensation, costs, expenses, expiation, fine, indemnification, indemnity, injury, just compensation, legal costs, legal liability, loss, penalty, recompense, recovery, reimbursement, remuneration for injury suffered, reparation,… … Law dictionary
nominal — nom·i·nal / nä mən əl/ adj 1: existing or being something in name or form but usu. not in reality defenses...raised by the corporation as nominal defendant in a derivative suit R. C. Clark 2: being so small or trivial as to be a mere token… … Law dictionary
Damages — This article is about the law term. For the television series, see Damages (TV series). For other uses, see Damages (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
