NOUN | possession | nominal damages | (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) |
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Meaning | (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract). | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress | A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
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