de minimis

[ duh min-uh-mis, dey ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pertaining to minimal or trivial things; small, minor, or insignificant; negligible:
De minimis gifts to employees are not subject to taxation.

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First recorded in 1945–50

The stated aim of creating conditions for a deal is de minimis.

But all these drawbacks were met in the true picnic spirit, which de minimis non curat so long as there is something to eat.

De minimis non curat lex is a maxim of judicial procedure which in spirit applies to proposals for legislation.

Outlying brethren in Transsilvania or at Saratof again come under the rule "De minimis non curat lex."

And this application of the principle of de minimis non curat lex was affirmed by the House of Lords in 1878.

De minimis non curat lex, especially when there is a plea to be advanced, or a charge to be defended.

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