penalties

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Under the settlement, Volvo will pay $17.5 million in civil penalties to reimburse the state for the cost of the investigation and support its vehicle-testing operations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Such policies avoid the use-it-or-lose it penalties of traditional long-term-care policies, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

The new policy says the FDA won’t pursue penalties or other enforcement against products that go to market, as long as they have submitted complete applications for their new products to the agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Meanwhile, the government plans to strengthen and expand Parenting Orders, which can compel parents or guardians to address their child's behaviour, including attending counselling or guidance sessions, or face penalties such as fines.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

His lawyers argued that the law is arbitrary and irrational, because it imposes such vastly different penalties on two forms of the same substance.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander