just punishment
Example Sentences
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"These situations are unacceptable and must result in a just punishment."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2024
“He will now face just punishment for his crimes,” U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Yet, at the same time, in opinion surveys, most people support police reform, reducing racial disparities, and a focus on rehabilitation and not just punishment in the criminal system.
From Slate ● May 15, 2023
"Considering the extensiveness of Holmes' fraud... the sentencing of 180 months' imprisonment would reflect the seriousness of the offenses, provide for just punishment for the offenses, and deter Holmes and others," the prosecutors said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2022
This was the burden he had borne as the just punishment for that crime he had committed so long ago.
From The Way of the Strong by Ridgwell Cullum
