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ad damnum

[ad dam-nuhm]

noun

Law.

  1. a formal and specific claim by a plaintiff for damages.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ad damnum1

< Latin: literally, for financial loss
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Example Sentences

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But, charges the institute, negligence lawyers are using the ad damnum clause for just that purpose.

The defense lawyers' monograph argues that the ad damnum clause should be banished�or at least kept from jurors' ears.

New Jersey has eliminated the ad damnum clause.

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