- plural of penalty.
penalties
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A study commissioned by the California Primary Care Assn. found that clinics could face up to $1.7 billion in collective penalties in the first year of the measure’s implementation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Opponents have committed 2.2 offensive holding penalties per game against them, nearly twice the league average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The state is asking the court to find that Chiquite Canyon’s operators violated several Hazardous Waste Control Laws, which would open them to civil penalties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
History shows that penalties do not deter men when their conscience is aroused, nor will they deter my people or the colleagues with whom I have worked before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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