punishment

Example Sentences

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Authorities have launched a harsh crackdown, putting in place tough punishments with more targeted laws on the way.

From BBC

In December he was convicted of sedition and colluding with foreigners after an interminable trial that seemed designed to drag out his punishment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte told Barron’s earlier this week that “we are actively evaluating 30 to 50 different ideas right now” about housing affordability, including incentives or punishments for home builders.

From Barron's

The Iranian judiciary confirmed Soltani was under arrest but said he had not been sentenced to death and his charges meant he did not risk capital punishment.

From Barron's

He has "not been sentenced to death" and if he is convicted, "the punishment, according to the law, will be imprisonment, as the death penalty does not exist for such charges", it added.

From Barron's