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Definition contemptuous damages in British English

contemptuous damages noun

[plural] noun
/kənˌtemptjʊəs 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.

Definition contemptuous damages in British English