Definitions for treble damages
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1. treble damagesnoun

   three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to

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1. treble damages

   Treble damages refer to a monetary compensation that is three times the amount of actual, provable damages suffered by a plaintiff. This type of compensation is awarded in certain types of legal cases, often related to antitrust, patent, copyright infringements, or fraudulent activities, as a punitive measure against the defendant to deter future violations. The term is derived from the Latin word "treble" which means "triple".

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1. Treble damages

   Treble damages, in law, is a term that indicates that a statute permits a court to triple the amount of the actual/compensatory damages to be awarded to a prevailing plaintiff. "Treble" simply means "triple" in British English. The phrase "treble damages" survived the change from "treble" to "triple" in American English. Treble damages are a multiple of, and not an addition to, actual damages. Thus, where a person received an award of $100 for an injury, a court applying treble damages would raise the award to $300. Some statutes mandate awards of treble damages for all violations. Examples of statutes with mandatory treble damages provisions are the Clayton Antitrust Act and RICO. Some statutes allow for an award of treble damages only if there is a showing that the violation was willful. For example, "up to three times the amount found or assessed" may be awarded by a court in the United States for willful patent infringement. The idea behind the creation of such damages is that they will encourage citizens to sue for violations that are harmful to society in general. The United States Supreme Court determined in Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. that, unlike merely compensatory damages, which are exempt from federal income tax, such taxes must be paid on the excess amount of treble damages. Furthermore, some foreign governments will assist U.S. citizens in collecting damages, but not treble damage awards, which are considered penal.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of treble damages in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of treble damages in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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