damnum
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- noun
- /ˈdæmnəm/
- Archaic
- Focusing on pain and suffering, of the 33 closing arguments Diamond and colleagues examined, 21 plaintiffs made ad damnums asking for a specific dollar amount.
- ad damnum
- high ad damnum
Examples
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For the defendant, what strategy should his or her attorney use to counteract the plaintiff's attempt to anchor with a high ad damnum (damages demand)?
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Across conditions, the conclusion was "that the higher the ad damnum, the higher the verdict." 11 #
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Numerous studies have suggested that a successful plaintiff can obtain a higher damage award simply by offering a higher ad damnum, that is, requesting more money from the jury.
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Jurors were exposed to the strengths of cases and the amounts demanded (the ad damnum).
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Notably, the Diamond study was observational and primarily focused on what jurors said about the ad damnums.
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In the lawsuit, the jury awarded the plaintiff substantial damnum for the economic losses suffered due to the accident.
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The court recognized the damnum caused by the negligence of the contractor, leading to a large settlement for the affected homeowners.
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During the trial, the attorney presented evidence of the financial damnum incurred by the business as a result of the breach of contract.
Synonyms
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Harm that makes something less useful, valuable, or healthy
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Damnum comes from Latin and means 'loss' or 'damage', and it is the same root that gave us the English word damage. That's why damnum is used for the kind of loss or harm you must prove in law.