"damnum absque injuria" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin damnum absque injuria (“loss without injury”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|damnum absque injuria|t=loss without injury}} Latin damnum absque injuria (“loss without injury”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolink=1}} damnum absque injuria (uncountable)
  1. (tort law) When one person causes damage or loss to another for which the latter has no remedy. (For example, opening a burger stand near someone else's may cause them to lose customers, but they will have no legal recourse.) Tags: uncountable
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