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punishment

[puhn-ish-muhnt] / ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt /


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"The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

It allows for more tough talking in the chamber even though the punishment if convicted will result in fines.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

But Eckert escaped any individual punishment that threatened his job following an FA investigation into his conduct that lasted for more than four months.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Cornell denies that this was the only punishment it handed down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

She’d always known the punishment for what she’d done was going to be bad, but this was far worse than anything she could have fathomed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Potential punishments range from fines and points deductions to expulsion from the league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The sanctions for City have not yet been decided but potential punishments include expulsion from the league, points deductions and fines.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,” Cornell’s Vice President for University Relations Kyle Kimball said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

And while there is no Premier League precedent, such concerns have not prevented such punishments being applied before in football.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Certainly, outlawing barbaric punishments was evidence of progress in penal practice, and perhaps of progress in American civilization as well.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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