Vento band

noun

Any of a set of tiered values for compensation for damages payable for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury, awarded by the Employment Tribunals of England and Wales and of Scotland.

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Meanings

nounVento band (plural Vento bands)

plural Vento bands

  1. lawAny of a set of tiered values for compensation for damages payable for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury, awarded by the Employment Tribunals of England and Wales and of Scotland.

Origin

After the 2002 case of Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.

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Vento band. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vento%20band

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“Vento band.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vento%20band. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vento band,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vento%20band.

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