Injuria sine Damnum

Law of Torts

‘Injuria‘ means infringement of a legally protected interest (i.e., right) of the plaintiff. ‘Sine‘ means without or absent. It is the same thing as ‘abseque’. And ‘damnum‘ means actual physical loss whether in terms of money, comfort, health, service or the like. The import of this maxim is that if the right of the plaintiff … Read more