de minimis

Meanings

1. Concerning things that are so minor as to be negligible, trivial, or trifling. Often used to describe exemptions in government rules and regulations.
2. Beneath the notice of the law; so minor as not to warrant a penalty or remedy.

1. Ellipsis of de minimis exemption.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin de minimīs, ablative of minimus (“smallest, least”); shortened form of the legal maxim de minimis non curat lex (literally “the law does not concern itself with trifling matters”).