punishment
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Both bills were sponsored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, a powerful trial lawyer trade group that says it wants to beef up punishment for misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Those five months were 50 years’ worth of fun,” Tahereh says of the period between crime and punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Former England spinner Phil Tufnell agreed with Vaughan that a substantial punishment is the only way to ensure players fall in line.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
By the time the district agreed to shorten the punishment, he’d already served 11 days.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
“But, if it wasn’t punishment, why were they so angry with me? Why couldn’t I talk?”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The Ethics Committee can investigate and recommend disciplinary action to the full House, but can’t directly carry out punishments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Blumenfield, who authored a motion to start the process, called the law, along with its punishments of a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail, “uncommonly silly.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The king of Ithaca’s pride in his ingenious trick is steadily sapped by a series of cosmic punishments.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Excommunication is one of the harshest punishments that can be given by the Church, effectively expelling the offender from the religion and excluding them from Catholic life.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“This is what’s going to happen. Marcus, you are suspended until further notice. We will look at the details of this incident and consider all punishments, including expulsion.”
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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