dommages-intérêts symboliques

Traductions

• anglais

  Date : 1990

  Définition

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

  Notes :

  They are given when the plaintiff in an action for an invasion of his right establishes his right but does not show that he has sustained any damage.
  
  Par opposition à "compensatory damages" et "substantial damages".

  Terme :

  1. nominal damages