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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

immaterieller Schaden

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɪmatɛʁiˈɛlɐ ˈʃaːdn̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Immaterial loss/ˌɪm.əˈtɪə.ri.əl lɒs/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Kläger forderung Schadensersatz für den immateriellen Schaden."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A detriment or damage that does not involve physical or financial destruction, but rather affects psychological well-being, reputation, moral rights, or emotional stability.

    "The defamation lawsuit included claims for substantial immaterial loss resulting from reputational damage."
  2. 2

    In civil law, non-economic damage suffered by an individual, such as pain, suffering, or loss of life's enjoyment.

    "The court awarded compensation for both material expenses and immaterial loss."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjective 'immaterial' (dating back to the late 14th century from Late Latin 'immaterialis') and the noun 'loss' (from Old English 'los'). It evolved in legal, philosophical, and psychological contexts to describe detriments that lack physical or tangible form but hold significant emotional, moral, or legal weight.

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