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ad damnum

To the loss; "to the damage of plaintiff (so many) dollars". The clause at the end of a common-law declaration, in which the plaintiff sets out the money amount of the loss he has suffered in consequence of the act he complains of; also, the amount itself so set out.

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : Latin

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