Nominal Damages
nounid
99302·updated May 18, 2026verified
(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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- possessive
- Nominal Damages's
- pluralpossessive
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Framework definitions
- §1
- (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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