Legal Definition and Related Resources of Treble damages
Meaning of Treble damages
In actions arising ex contractu, some statutes give treble damages, and these statutes have been liberally construed to mean actually treble damages; for example, if the jury give twenty dollars damages for a forcible entry, the court will award forty dollars more, so as to make the total amount of damages sixty dollars. 4 Bam. & C. 154; McClel. 567. The construction on the words “treble damages” is different from that which has been put on the words “treble costs.” See 6 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 288; 1 Browne (Pa.) 9; 1 Cow. (N. Y.) 160, 175, 176, 584; 8 Cow. (N. Y.) 115.
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Concept of Treble Damages in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Treble Damages: Three times the amount of actual damages. Given when damages were caused by a deliberate or grossly negligent act of the defendant. See also: Exemplary Damages.
Concept of Treble Damages in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Treble Damages: Three times the amount of actual damages. Given when damages were caused by a deliberate or grossly negligent act of the defendant. See also: Exemplary Damages.
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Treble damages in Global Commerce Policy
In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: under Section 77 of the Wilson Tariff Act of 1894 and Section 4 of the Clayton Act of 1914, which are part of the United States framework of antitrust laws, the person injured because of a prohibited practice may recover through the courts three times the damages sustained. There is no upper limit on the damages that may be payable. The original antitrust law, the Sherman Act, only set maximum fines or prison terms for guilty parties. See also clawback provisions.[1]
Treble damagesin the wold Encyclopedia
For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.
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- Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Treble damages” entry (OAS)
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