Which term describes damages awarded when liability is found but there is little or no actual harm?

• A. Normal Damages
• B. Nominal damages
• C. Actual damages
• D. Special damages

Answer: (A)

Nominal damages describe damages awarded when liability is found but there is little or no actual harm. They are symbolic, often a token amount, that acknowledges a legal wrong occurred even though the injured party did not suffer real injuries or financial losses. This differs from actual or compensatory damages, which are meant to reimburse proven harms like medical expenses or lost wages. Special damages are a subset of actual damages that itemize specific, measurable losses. The term you’d use here is nominal damages, not a term like normal damages, which isn’t a standard legal category. In practice, nominal damages allow a court to establish that liability existed even when the harm was minimal.