Nominal damages are awarded to serve as an acknowledgement to a breach of contract where no appreciable loss has been sustained by the promisee. They are a small amount of money typically awarded in situations where the plaintiff did suffer some harm but the harm is not easily quantifiable or is very minor.

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Nominal Damages Are

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Nominal damages are

A) assessed where a party commits a tort within the context of a contract.
B) where damages are determined by local bylaws.
C) used for allowing the case to go to a higher court.
D) awarded to serve as an acknowledgement to a breach of contract where no appreciable loss has been sustained by the promisee.
E) assessed with purely personal or passionate reasons.

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