A detriment is a damage.
Detriment is a slight or partial destruction of something . The concept, which comes from the Latin word detrimentum , also refers to the loss or loss of interests and moral damage . Detrimentum , in turn, comes from the verb deterere , which can be translated as "to spend by rubbing."
For example: "Schools in poor condition contribute to the detriment of education" , "I am not going to make any decision to the detriment of the team" , "It seems that the manager works to the detriment of the company" .
Concept of detriment
Detriment, therefore, can be understood as a loss , an impairment , an injury or an injury . Something or someone who acts to the detriment of an interest causes damage, but does not eliminate or destroy it.
A person who decides to eat only fried foods will have made a decision that is detrimental to their health . This type of diet will cause problems in your body and, little by little, you will become less healthy.
In a similar sense, a mayor or mayor who decides to raise taxes and authorize unjustified dismissals will be governing to the detriment of workers, who will see their interests affected by political measures.
The idea of detriment appears in the field of civil law.
Asset loss
In addition to all of the above, we would have to highlight the existence of what has been called patrimonial detriment . It is a term that is used to record the loss, damage, misuse or even deterioration of public goods that has occurred and that results in severe damage to the heritage that a country or a city has.
Specifically, we can establish that this damage is fundamentally the result of the resources having been used for a purpose other than their intended purpose or because they have not been administered in the most correct and effective way possible.
In this sense, we can also state that it is more common than it should for municipal corporations from different corners of the planet to be studied and analyzed to see if they have committed irresponsibility in this regard. That is, if they have led to a situation of financial detriment due to not having managed the resources correctly or due to having used them improperly.
In these cases, it must be emphasized that if indications are obtained that they have carried out this action, they will have to face processes where the fiscal responsibility that they may have at all times will be resolved.
Detriment to civil law
For civil law , a damage is a detriment or harm that a person suffers due to the action or omission of another. The damage affects the interests, rights or property of the victim.
This damage that generates detriment can be caused by intent or fault . Intentional damage is caused by an intentional or malicious action, while negligent damage is caused by negligence or carelessness. If a person breaks the glass of a business with a stone, it is intentional damage. However, if the same breakage occurs because the car is left parked without brakes and enters the window, we are dealing with negligent damage.