potential triple damages

[Wmn]

подскажите п-та, что за potential triple damages в гражданском делопроизводстве?

Any person or persons who knowingly violate the provisions of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 may be subject to civil and criminal penalties and potential triple damages in a private civil lawsuit.

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[eu_br]

- What are treble damages?
- A recovery of three times the amount of actual financial losses suffered which is provided by statute for certain kinds of cases.
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[Chuk]

triple (treble) damages- озмещение убытков (ущерба) в тройном размере