punishment
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"When punishment fails to reflect the lifelong harm inflicted, justice becomes meaningless and survivors like me are left silenced, dismissed and profoundly failed by the very system meant to protect us," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
As usual, the toothless punishment did not fit the crime: Ross apologized to clerks and agreed not to serve as chief judge or on a judicial council.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“The punishment should fit the offense. You’d agree with that, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Recessions such as the Great Depression aren’t punishment for the excess of the Roaring ’20s, but interruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“LORE might give Calvin the maximum punishment for stealing the Msaidizi. They may take the Gift outta him or...they might erase his memory.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
Psychology
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The House of Hades
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