just punishment
Example Sentences
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"Today's sentence serves as a just punishment for the defendant's crimes and a warning that there is a significant price to pay for corporate corruption."
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
“Defendant deserves just punishment for his crimes, including a prison sentence,” Avenatti wrote in a memo to the judge, referring to himself in the third person.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2022
"Considering the extensiveness of Holmes' fraud... the sentencing of 180 months' imprisonment would reflect the seriousness of the offenses, provide for just punishment for the offenses, and deter Holmes and others," the prosecutors said.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2022
In a sentencing memorandum, they implored a judge to deviate from federal guidelines, which call for less than three years in prison, and deliver “a just punishment for this particularly vile conduct.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
A just punishment for having doubted me, my dear.
From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Sue, Eug?ne
