Substantial Damages
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Damages, assessed by the verdict of a jury, which are
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A sum, assessed by way of damages, which is worth having; opposed to nominal damages, which are assessed to satisfy a bare legal right Wharton.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Such damages given by the verdict of a jury as amount to a substantial sum, as opposed to merely nominal damages.