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Example sentences for: penalty

How can you use “penalty” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(For a head start on the satire, check out the work of Slate necro-economists and .) But the true import of the new "death penalty" is the demise of the old one.
A country that doesn't respect the rights of defendants and which practices the death penalty doesn't have the right to be part of Europe."
The limited lawyers available and the barriers to farmworker representation make farmworker cases more difficult to place with pro bono attorneys than any other type of case, including death penalty convictions.
Polling indicates, says the Post , that the percentage of those favoring the death penalty has nearly doubled in the past thirty years.
A high-performance video game can't afford the performance penalty of Java, but if you trust the manufacturer, digital signatures that guarantee ActiveX give you the confidence to run it.