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deterrence

deterrence : the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear esp. of punishment ...


Deterrence

That which deters a deterrent a hindrance...


punish

punish 1 : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation 2 : to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or retaliation or as a deterrent vi : to inflict punishment pun·ish·abil·i·ty [pə-ni-shə-bi-lə-tē] n pun·ish·able [pə-ni-shə-bəl] adj pun·ish·er n ...


Deterration

The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth a taking out of the earth or ground...


Deterrent

Serving to deter...


Damage

Damage, Any loss, whether actionable as an injury or not. See DAMNUM ABSQUE INJURIA.The expression 'damage' is not necessarily confined to physical damage. Ordinarily damage is caused by physical contact of the ship, such as in collision. But damage can also be caused to property by breach of contract or acts of commission or omission on the part of the carrier or his agents or servants by reason of the negligent operation and management of the vessel, as, for example, when cargo is damaged by exposure to weather or by negligent stowage, or, by the misconduct of those in charge of the ship, like when cargo is disposed of contrary to the instructions of the owner or by reason of theft and other misdeeds. In all these cases, damage arises by reason of loss caused by what is done by the ship or by the breach, negligence or misdeeds of those in charge of the ship. It must however be noticed that the expression 'damage done by any ship' has been construed by the English Courts as not to app...


Damages

Damages, constitute the sum of money claimed or adjudged to be paid in compensation for loss or injury sustained, the value estimated in money, of something lost or withheld, Divisional Controller K.S.R.T.C. v. Mahadeva Shetty, (2003) 7 SCC 197 (202).The expression 'damages' is neither vague nor over-wide. It has more than one signification but the precise import in a given context is not difficult to discern. A plurality of variants stemming out of a core concept is seen in such words as actual damages, civil damages, compensatory damages, consequential damages, contingent damages, continuing damages, double damages, excessive damages, exemplary damages, general damages, irreparable damages, pecuniary damages, prospective damages, special damages, speculative damages, substantial damages, unliquidated damages. But the essentials are (a) detriment to one by the wrongdoing of another, (b) reparation awarded to the injured through legal remedies, and (c) its quantum being determined by t...


Moral Imbeciles

Moral Imbeciles, 'persons who from an early age display some permanent mental defect coupled with strong vicious or criminal propensities on which punishment has had little or no deterrent effect'; see (English) Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 (3 & 4 Geo. 5, c. 28), s. 1 (d). They constitute one of the four classes of 'defectives' dealt with by the Act....


Retributivism

Retributivism, means the legal theory by which criminal punishment is justified, as long as the offender is morally accountable, regardless of whether deterrence or other good consequences would result, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1318....


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