penalty
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Antonelli, who finished third behind Norris, complained over the radio that Russell had pushed him off track and deserved a penalty.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern break down the Broadview Six dismissal and the Supreme Court’s surprising punt in a major death penalty case.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
Now that you are over 59½, you can withdraw money from your retirement accounts without paying a penalty.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The penalty is the maximum for corporate manslaughter in France, and the combined total amounts to about $120 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
We had won four reversals in death penalty cases in 1990, four more in 1991, and by the end of 1992, we'd won relief for another eight death row prisoners.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing penalty
Unit 1: Telling Details
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