ad damnum

[ ad dam-nuhm ]

noun

, Law.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad damnum¹

< Latin: literally, for financial loss

Example Sentences

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

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

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New Jersey has eliminated the ad damnum clause.

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