capitis deminutio (kap-i-tis dem-i-n[y]oo-shee-oh). [Latin “reduction of status”] Roman law. A diminution or alteration of a person’s legal status. — Also spelled capitis diminutio. See DE CAPITE MINUTIS. “Capitis deminutio is the destruction of the ‘caput’ or legal personality. Capitis deminutio, so to speak, wipes out the former individual and puts a new one in […]
diminution-in-value method. A way of calculating damages for breach of contract based on a reduction in market value that is caused by the breach. [Cases: Damages 123. C.J.S. Damages § 112.]
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capitis diminutio minima 〈拉〉(罗马法)人格小减等 指市民权与自由权保持不变，仅丧失部分家族权，即法律地位的轻度丧失。人格小减等只在家族身份变化时发生，如一个自权人〔sui juris〕变为他权人〔alia juris〕。
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deminutio (dee-mi-n[y]oo-shee-oh), n. [fr. Latin deminuere “taking away”] Roman law. A deprivation or loss. • The term appeared, for example, in the phrase capitis deminutio “the loss of civil status.” — Also spelled diminutio. Pl. deminutiones (dee-mi-n[y]oo-shee-oh-neez). See CAPITIS DEMINUTIO.
diminution (dim-[schwa]-n[y]oo-sh[schwa]n), n. 1. The act or process of decreasing, lessening, or taking away. 2. An incompleteness or lack of certification in a court record sent from a lower court to a higher one for review. 3. Trademarks. BLURRING. — diminish (for sense 1), vb.