pecuniary loss
A loss of money or of something having monetary value. [Cases: Damages 1. C.J.S. Damages §§ 1–2, 4–6.]
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pecuniary loss
pecuniary loss 金钱损失；财产利益损失 指金钱或其他有价值财产的损失，也指可期待的金钱或其他有价值财产的损失。但若用于有关不法致死损害赔偿的制定法中，则该术语并非指直接的金钱或财产损失，而是指由于该人提早死亡所导致的具有金钱利益性质的将来利益的中断。例如在美国《不法致死法》〔Wrongful Death Act〕中，该词是指死者生命对于生存者而言的价值，包括服务、照顾、爱抚以及情感的损失。 (→loss; pecuniary injury)
pecuniary damages
pecuniary damages 金钱损害赔偿 指一切可用金钱衡量和补偿的资金、财产、权利、利益等的损失赔偿。虽然该词在早先的判例中较常见，但由于损害赔偿总是以金钱支付的，故现在多以其为赘词。 (→damages; pecuniary loss)
actio damni injuria
(ak-shee-oh dam-nI in-joor-ee-[schwa]).Roman law. An action for damages for tortiously causing pecuniary loss. Pl. actiones damni injuriae See actio legis Aquiliae.
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damnum emergens
damnum emergens (dam-n[schwa]m i-m[schwa]r-jenz). [Latin “damage arising”] Hist. An actual realized loss (such as a decline in the value of property) as opposed to an expected future loss (such as loss of profit); consequential loss. “These kinds of damage are distinguished by the commentators as damnum emergens and lucrum cessans, which may be rendered ‘positive
disparagement
disparagement (di-spair-ij-m[schwa]nt), n. 1. A derogatory comparison of one thing with another (the disparagement consisted in comparing the acknowledged liar to a murderer). 2. The act or an instance of castigating or detracting from the reputation of, esp. unfairly or untruthfully (when she told the press the details of her husband’s philandering, her statements amounted
lex aquilia
lex Aquilia (leks [schwa]-kwil-ee-[schwa]). [Latin “Aquilian law”] Roman law. A Roman statute imposing liability for pecuniary loss tortiously caused and generally regulating loss caused by damage to property, including compensation to be paid for injury to another’s slave or livestock. • A loss had to be financially measurable and caused wrongfully. If the liable party
boteless
boteless (boht-l[schwa]s), adj. 1. Hist. Of or relating to an offense that cannot be expiated or otherwise remedied by the payment of a fine, the offender being required to suffer loss of liberty or life. • Boteless offenses appeared in Anglo-Saxon Britain about A.D. 700. They appear to have involved treason or violence against the
insurable interest
A legal interest in another person’s life or health or in the protection of property from injury, loss, destruction, or pecuniary damage. • To take out an insurance policy, the purchaser or the potential insured’s beneficiary must have an insurable interest. If a policy does not have an insurable interest as its basis, it will
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