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Definition of Nominal damages

Nominal damages
Damage Dam"age, 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. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov. xxvi. 6. Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune. --Bacon. 2. pl. (Law) The estimated reparation in money for detriment or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually done to him by another. Note: In common-law action, the jury are the proper judges of damages. Consequential damage. See under Consequential. Exemplary damages (Law), damages imposed by way of example to others. Nominal damages (Law), those given for a violation of a right where no actual loss has accrued. Vindictive damages, those given specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer. Syn: Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See Mischief.

Meaning of Nominal damages from wikipedia

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- employment, incidental damages could include the cost incurred by the former employee to find another job. In the nominal damages, the non-breaching party...
- the wrongdoer. If no loss has been occasioned by the plaintiff, only nominal damages will be awarded. A victim will not necessarily recover every loss which...
- Court in London ruled that Barrymore would be entitled to "more than nominal" damages against Es**** Police. This decision was overturned in 2019 by the Court...
- quantify the losses, the court or jury may award nominal damages. Punitive damages – Punitive damages are to punish a defendant, rather than to compensate...
- Court in London ruled that Barrymore would be entitled to "more than nominal" damages against Es**** Police. This decision was overturned in 2019 by the Court...
- a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, dealing with nominal damages to be awarded to individuals whose right to freedom of speech has been...
- owners be entitled to nominal damages only; or could a contract be inferred at a higher rate Decision Claim for beyond nominal damages allowed Reasoning A...