punishment
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A trial could cost as much as $3 million in legal fees and run the risk of greater punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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
For many targets of SEC enforcement, including those who are innocent, this process is the punishment.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
The punishment that the club received was severe and completely disproportionate to the mistake that we made.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“LORE might give Calvin the maximum punishment for stealing the Msaidizi. They may take the Gift outta him or...they might erase his memory.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
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