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De minimis
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| Main Entry: | de minimis |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | so small or minimal in difference that it does not matter or the law does not take it into consideration |
| Etymology: | Latin 'of minimum importance, trifling' |
| Usage: | law |
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Word Origin & History
de minimis
from L. de minimis, lit. "of little things," thus, "so minor as to not be worth regarding."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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