Damnum Injuria Datum Definition: Latin: wrongful injury to the property of another. A Latin law maxim referring to damages or loss caused by a the actions of a person who was acting without any legal basis, such as damages caused by a trespasser, or a gratuitous assault on a person or upon property. REFERENCES: Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Furtum Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Quasi-Delict Duhaime, Lloyd, Legal Definition of Rapina Howe, W., Studies in the Civil Law (Littleton, Colorado: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 1980), page 192 Monier, R., Vocabulaire de Droit Romain (Paris: Editions Domat, 1948), page 93 Categories & Topics: Dictionary of Latin Law Terms Tort and Personal Injury Law Dictionary Find you are constantly looking up definitions? Try our search provider (works in most modern browsers) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Legal Dictionary, or if you have legal term suggestion, we'd love to hear from you!