DAMNUM INJURIA DATUM

damnum injuria datum (dam-n[schwa]m in-joor-ee-[schwa] day-t[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. Willful or negligent damage to corporeal property; damage for which compensation was given under the Aquilian law. • In this phrase, the word damnum refers to economic loss, not the physical damage (if any). See actio legis Aquiliae under ACTIO.