DAMAGE-CLEER

damage cleer

damage-cleer (dam-ij kleer), n. [fr. Latin damna clericorum “clerk’s compensation”] Hist. A set fee payable by a plaintiff to the Court of the Common Pleas, King’s Bench, or Exchequer before execution on an award of damages. • The fee — later abolished by statute — was originally a gratuity to the court clerks for preparing […]

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damage-cleer

damage-cleer n. (英格兰古法)从损害赔偿金中收取的酬金 在涉及契约、非法侵占、殴打等损害赔偿额不确定的案件中,皇家民事法庭〔Court of Common Pleas〕、王座法庭〔Court of King’s Bench〕或财税法庭〔Exchequer〕可按不同比例从裁决的损害赔偿金中收取一定费用,以作为首席书记官〔prothonotary〕等人起草各种特别令状和诉状的额外报酬。原告需在首席书记官或执达官签发损害赔偿执行令状之前支付这笔费用。后来的立法取消了这一做法。之后如果这些法院中任何人以此名义或以其它方式收取费用,将被处以所收费用3倍数额的罚款。

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