punishment
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According to the Sentencing Council, an absolute discharge means that "the court has decided not to impose a punishment because the experience of going to court has been punishment enough".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
His fate isn’t a reward; it’s a punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Thursday’s nine-year ban by the Insolvency Service, a government agency that investigates failed companies, is the first formal punishment of the Australian financier over the bankruptcy of Greensill Capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Always as a punishment, the consequence of a foolish love.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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