threat of punishment
Example Sentences
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Fifty-seven respondents said staff didn’t comply with mask mandates, even when prisoners were made to mask constantly under threat of punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023
The presiding judge for King County Drug Court, Mary Roberts, said the threat of punishment is a motivator to at least try the program.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2023
A former inmate himself, Mr. Prigozhin, understood prison culture, skillfully combining a threat of punishment with a promise of a new, dignified life, according to rights activists and families.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023
Let’s call for the divulgence of those accounts immediately under serious threat of punishment for anyone aiding their subterfuge.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022
Isn't the threat of punishment the very basis of law and order itself?
From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
