Article 2221
RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines
ELI5— what this means for you
Nominal damages are awarded to vindicate a violated right — even when no actual loss has been proven. They are symbolic and cannot be combined with actual damages.
Official text — RA 386
Nominal damages are adjudicated in order that a right of the plaintiff, which has been violated or invaded by the defendant, may be vindicated or recognized, and not for the purpose of indemnifying the plaintiff for any loss suffered by him.
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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