injuria sine damno

noun

A legal wrong that causes no actual damage or injury to anyone.

OriginLatin injūria →
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Meanings

nouninjuria sine damno (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA legal wrong that causes no actual damage or injury to anyone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
no harm, no foul

Origin

  1. Latininjūria“injury”
  2. Englishinjuria sine damno

From Latin injūria (“injury”) + sine (“without”) + damnō, ablative singular of damnum (“financial or property loss”). Literally meaning "injury without financial loss".

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injuria sine damno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injuria%20sine%20damno

MLA

“injuria sine damno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injuria%20sine%20damno. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injuria sine damno,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injuria%20sine%20damno.

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