severity of punishment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofseverityandpunishment
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severity
noun[U]
uk/sɪˈver.ə.ti/us/səˈver.ə.t̬i/
seriousness:
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punishment
noun
uk/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/us/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
the act of ...
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(Definition ofseverityandpunishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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More precisely, we will account for the fact that theseverityofpunishmentof an individual is proportional to the level of his wealth.
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Since villagers have different outside income opportunities, theseverityofpunishmentfor those who get caught encroaching on the resource will differ across individuals.
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However, the intensity of violation is more responsive to the risk of punishment than theseverityofpunishment.
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There is no further need that the criminal have intended or foreseen the harmful result of his transgression in order that theseverityofpunishmentproperly reflect that result.
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Against my suggestion it can be argued, not that it is wrongheaded to linkseverityofpunishmentwith standard of proof, but rather that it is superfluous.
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As was said yesterday, it is true that detection is probably more important thanseverityofpunishment.
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If the chances of detection are remote, theseverityofpunishmentis a weak threat.
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I myself believe that the effects ofseverityofpunishmentare sometimes nil, sometimes counter-productive, and in any case minimal.
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That is their mistake because certainty of detection is a greater deterrent thanseverityofpunishment.
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I agree that there must inevitably be an element of deterrence in theseverityofpunishment; but certainly it does not always work that way.
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They are the only two instances of a tendency to increase theseverityofpunishment.
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I believe in certainty of conviction and not in increasing theseverityofpunishment.
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Is not search and detection, for which we need policemen and police budgets, a greater deterrent to crime thanseverityofpunishment?
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I do not see how anyone can reject the conclusion that in a number of cases there was excessiveseverityofpunishment.
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Let me repeat, the whole of our history shows that theseverityofpunishmentdoes not, beyond a certain point, increase the deterrent effect.
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Because expert opinion, particularly in this matter of the effect of lessening theseverityofpunishment, has been noticeably wrong on more than one occasion.
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This will be based on preventing reoffending as well as punishment and will ensure that persistent offending leads to an increasedseverityofpunishment.
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Surely theseverityofpunishmentmust be judged not historically but in the light of prevailing circumstances and the view which society holds.
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There is no evidence whatever that beyond a certain pointseverityofpunishmenthas any greater effect.
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