treble damages
1
9.5
- noun
- /ˈtrɛbəl ˈdæmɪdʒɪz/
- Formal
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- Nevertheless, in a recent article, Rick Rogers, of the Ford Motor Company, asserts that "in the 'real world', real judges and real juries are assessing real treble damages against companies perceived to have engaged in unlawful predatory pricing."
- treble damages in antitrust
- treble damages actions
- treble damages and reasonable attorney
Examples
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The spectre of treble damages and fines of up to $25,000 per day for failure to obey these orders also furthers this goal.
Academic text (1991) -
IIRC, proving malicious intent (which would be easy in this case) can result in an award for treble damages.
Blog text (8) -
In this regard, he also noted the growing concerns in the United States regarding the application of treble damages.
Academic text (1991) -
The amount was determined under the treble damages provision of the federal False Claims Act.
Blog text (26) -
Would your position change if, for example, a United States corporation were to impose treble damages as a remedy?
Academic text (1994) -
The suit seeks treble damages, an injunction, and attorney fees.
Academic text (2007) -
The plaintiffs sought actual damages, in addition to treble damages under the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Act.
Blog text (32) -
The court found it significant that the filed rate doctrine, if used in this way, could actually incentivize illicit activity because removing the threat of treble damages under the Cartwright Act might encourage companies to engage in anticompetitive price fixing.
Academic text (2017) -
The plaintiffs were awarded treble damages after proving their case of fraud in court.
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If the consumer wins the lawsuit, they could receive treble damages as compensation for their losses.
How Large
- Formal
26
8.8
- Formal
1
9.5
- Formal
- Specialized
5
6.3
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'treble' = threefold and 'damages' = financial compensation, so a learner who knows both words can infer it means compensation of three times the loss. Although primarily a legal/formal term, the numerical modifier + noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, making it understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Treble damages comes from treble meaning 'three times' and damages meaning money paid for a loss. The idea is a court makes a wrongdoer pay three times the real loss to punish them and stop bad acts, so today it means 'damages' equal to three times the actual loss.