punishment
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Prosecutors on Friday said he deserved heavy punishment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The district attorney’s office did not seek capital punishment in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the world of capital punishment, Burton is not alone in coming under suspicion.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
Between charitable donations and forfeiting equity and potential bonuses, the punishment carried a value of up to $90 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The adventure all began with a glass of milk being overturned by an elbow and Jack and Sarah being turned out from the house for the morning in punishment.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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
It is these administrative provisions, rather than the harsher punishments, that lie at the heart of the Akal Takht's objections.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
On other occasions, Thomas has insisted that the Eighth Amendment be interpreted in light of the punishments permitted at the time it was written.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
But he was still in charge of punishments, so I definitely didn't want to get reported.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
Psychology
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The House of Hades
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