TREBLE DAMAGES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does treble damages mean? • TREBLE DAMAGES (noun)
The noun TREBLE DAMAGES has 1 sense:
1. three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
Familiarity information: TREBLE DAMAGES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TREBLE DAMAGES (noun)
Meaning:
Three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("treble damages" is a kind of...):
exemplary damages; punitive damages; smart money ((law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct))
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