The maxim *damnum sine injuria* refers to:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. ***Damnum sine injuria*** means **damage WITHOUT legal injury**.
2. *Damnum* means harm, loss or damage in respect of money, comfort, health, etc. *Injuria* means **infringement of a right conferred by law** on the plaintiff.
3. The maxim teaches that **a man may have suffered damage and yet have no action in tort, because the damage is not to an interest protected by the law of torts**. So causing damage, however substantial, to another person is **not actionable in law** unless there is also a **violation of a legal right** of the plaintiff.
4. Classic illustration: opening a shop in the neighbourhood and drawing customers away from a competitor — the competitor cannot sue for lost profits because no legal right has been violated (*Gloucester Grammar School case*, 1410).
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 6, 'Damnum Sine Injuria', p. 137._
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