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
Navajo Nation lawmaker Carl Slater, whose grandparents testified against the death penalty in Mitchell’s case, said the details of the crime make defining a just punishment uncomfortable.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2020
Heterodoxy must clearly be left to its just punishment, for bishops, peers, and learned doctors were astonished at the display of so much eloquence, learning, and piety.
From Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period by Jordan, Furneaux
