treble damages
treble damages 三倍的损害赔偿金 依据制定法的规定，对特定类型的案件处以相当于实际损害三倍的损害赔偿。例如美国《克莱顿法》〔Clayton Act〕第4节规定对违反反托拉斯法的违法行为处以三倍的损害赔偿。至于其性质,有的法院认为多支出的赔偿金是惩罚性的，而有的法院则认为它们只是补偿性的。
treble damages
treble damages
Damages that, by statute, are three times the amount that the fact-finder determines is owed. — Also termed triple damages. [Cases: Damages 227. C.J.S. Damages §§ 218–219, 383.]