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Legal Terms - damage
Damage or loss. Not all types of damage result in a right of action; for instance, a landowner must tolerate a reasonable level of noise from his neighbors, and the law typically does not compensate accident victims' families for their anguish or sorrow, with the exception of the restricted statutory form of damages for bereavement. Damnum sine injuria refers to damage for which there is no legal recourse. On the other hand, a legal wrong cannot really harm someone (injuria sine damno). The claimant is entitled to nominal damages if the offense is actionable without proof of injury (such as trespassing onto land) and no damage has occurred. Nonetheless, most torts are only enforceable in cases where harm has been inflicted (see NEGLIGENCE). Damage to reputation was formerly assumed in cases of *libel and other types of *slander; however, the Defamation Act of 2013 now requires *serious harm to the claimant's reputation to have occurred or be likely to occur. Such injury in the context of body trade for profit is equivalent to significant financial loss.
Damage or loss. Not all types of damage result in a right of action; for instance, a landowner must tolerate a reasonable level of noise from his neighbors, and the law typically does not compensate accident victims' families for their anguish or sorrow, with the exception of the restricted statutory form of damages for bereavement. Damnum sine injuria refers to damage for which there is no legal recourse. On the other hand, a legal wrong cannot really harm someone (injuria sine damno). The claimant is entitled to nominal damages if the offense is actionable without proof of injury (such as trespassing onto land) and no damage has occurred. Nonetheless, most torts are only enforceable in cases where harm has been inflicted (see NEGLIGENCE). Damage to reputation was formerly assumed in cases of *libel and other types of *slander; however, the Defamation Act of 2013 now requires *serious harm to the claimant's reputation to have occurred or be likely to occur. Such injury in the context of body trade for profit is equivalent to significant financial loss.
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