LEGAL WORD
Injuria sine damno
Latin maxim · Torts
Injuria sine damno
- Type: Latin maxim
- Area of law: Torts
1 What it means
Legal injury without actual damage. Violation of a legal right is actionable even if no money was lost.
2 Use it in a sentence
Wrongfully stopping a voter from voting is injuria sine damno, even if his candidate wins.
3 Make it stick
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