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NOMINAL DAMAGES [1 record]

Record 1 2015-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
DEF

... damages to such a small amount as to show they are not intended as any equivalent or satisfaction to the party recovering them.

CONT

Nominal damages are awarded for the vindication of a right where no real loss or injury can be proved. Generally, punitive or exemplary damages are awarded only if compensatory or actual damages have been sustained.

OBS

nominal damages: term usually used in the plural in this context

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
CONT

Les dommages-intérêts symboliques sont accordés pour la défense d'un droit, lorsqu'une perte ou aucun préjudice réel ne peut être prouvé. En règle générale, les dommages-intérêts punitifs ou exemplaires ne sont accordés que si des dommages compensatoires ou réels ont été subis.

OBS

dommages-intérêts symboliques : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

OBS

dommages-intérêts symboliques : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

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