penalties
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The commission has the power to refer complaints to itself to investigate, adjudicate and assess penalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Blackpool's Charlie Adam took penalties, free-kicks, corners and would probably have had goalkicks too if they let him.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
And while the commission has a policy seeking to prevent conflicts of interest, there are no penalties for violating it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then: “We intend to vigorously challenge these findings and penalties through every avenue available to us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Joe wasn’t going to serve out the limit with penalties.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
