Civil Code › DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS › PART 1. RELIEF › TITLE 2. COMPENSATORY RELIEF › CHAPTER 1. Damages in General › ARTICLE 1. General PrinciplesCivil Code § 3282‹ § 3281§ 3283 ›Copy linkOpen in browserleginfo ↗3282.Detriment is a loss or harm suffered in person or property.(Enacted 1872.)