nominal damages

Noun
  1. (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) (synset 113312637)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: amends, damages, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution - a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

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