Meaning & use
De Minimis
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too minor or trifling to be of legal or practical significance, and therefore not worth considering.
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The court dismissed the claim as de minimis, since the alleged damages were only a few dollars.
The company adjusted its policy to exempt de minimis expenses from formal reporting.
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Latin for "about minimal things," shortened from the legal maxim "de minimis non curat lex" — the law does not concern itself with trifles.
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