Solatium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /səˈleɪʃi.əm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Solatium is a noun meaning (law) A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.
Meaning
(law) A form of compensation for emotional rather than physical or financial harm.
More Meanings
- (figurative) Intangible or emotional compensation.
Example Sentences
"But Italian cabmen who are engaged by the hour regard the long waits beneath shady trees as a solatium for the reduced fare." C. Lewis Hind, The Education of an Artist (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1906, page 160).
Word Forms
- solatia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include recompensation, assythment, solution, restitution, palimony, alimony.
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