nominal damages

NOUN
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N

nominal damages is a valid 15-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1O1M3I1N1A1L1D2A1M3A1G2E1S1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does nominal damages mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract).