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. [Blacks Law 8th]