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Punish
Punish, means, 'inflict a penalty on as retribution for an offence, inflict a penalty on some one for (an offence)' (Concise Oxford English
punish
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
penalty
penalty pl: -ties 1 : a punishment that is imposed on a wrongdoer by statute or judicial decision 2 : a pecuniary sum that by
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Mitigation of punishment
Mitigation of punishment, a reduction in punishment due to mitigating circumstances that reduce the Criminal's level of culpability, such as the
cruel and unusual punishment
has held that the death penalty in itself does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment, although mandatory death sentences do.
Punish
To impose a penalty upon to afflict with pain loss or suffering for a crime or fault either with or without a
Bill of pains and penalties
Bill of pains and penalties, a special Act of the legislature which inflicts a punishment, less than death, upon persons supposed to be guilty of treason of felony, without any conviction in the
Doom
Judgment judicial sentence penal decree condemnation
Epiphonema
An exclamatory sentence or striking reflection which sums up or concludes a discourse
resentence
resentence : to sentence again
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