just punishment
Example Sentences
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Is a shot from 12 yards with only the goalkeeper to beat a just punishment?
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
“Defendant deserves just punishment for his crimes, including a prison sentence,” Avenatti wrote in a memo to the judge, referring to himself in the third person.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2022
"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
In a sentencing memorandum, they implored a judge to deviate from federal guidelines, which call for less than three years in prison, and deliver “a just punishment for this particularly vile conduct.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
"Ah, that is what dear Fanny would have said; but how could I venture to take my trouble there, when it is caused by sin, and is therefore my just punishment?"
From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.
