de minimis
Too small, matters
De minimis is a legal term meaning too small or trivial to merit consideration.
From Latin "about minimal things," it describes amounts or matters so insignificant that the law disregards them: The court dismissed the de minimis violation.
Tax law uses it for benefits too small to report.
The phrase often appears in contexts where technical violations exist but practical consequences don't.
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- triflingOf no real importance
nominal · petty · marginal · insubstantial · paltry · minor · token · meager
Point of beginning
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- materialityState of being consequential
- complianceAdhering to requirements
statute · regulation · precedent · loophole · administrative · procedural · safe harbor · tax code
trivial
Lacking significance or weight
- negligibleToo small to consider
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
trifling · nominal · petty · marginal · insubstantial · paltry · minor · token · meager · scant
threshold
Point of beginning
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- materialityState of being consequential
compliance · statute · regulation · precedent · loophole · administrative · procedural · safe harbor · tax code · antitrust
de minimissubstantial
Of notable size or importance
material · significant · consequential · considerable · meaningful
minimal, minimum, minimize, minimalist, minimalism, minimized, minimization, minimizing, minimalistic