American Dictionary
Definition contemptuous damages in American English
contemptuous damages noun
[plural] noun
/kənˌtemptʃuəs ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/
1
a very small sum of money, usually as low as one cent or one penny, that a court awards to a winning claimant to show that the case should never have been brought to court
Example
Much to the claimant's disappointment, the judge only granted him contemptuous damages of 99 pence.
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