Treble Damages
Categories: Regulations
Treble = triple.
Lose a legal case badly and, in some cases, you, the loser defendant, will not just pay restitution plus court costs; you'll pay the damages you caused "times three," more or less, as a message to other violators (think: companies that pollute rivers with their toxic waste). Three times the pain.
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