At least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.

至少他们已经表明，当企业陷入法律纠纷时，品格良好的证明可以为他们赢得一个代价较低的惩罚。

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But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them a less costly punishment.

但至少他们已经证明，当公司触犯法律时，良好品行的证据可以为他们换来代价更低的惩罚。

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It is suggested that stiff punishment is an effective method to reduce crime, as offenders are fearful of getting caught and less likely to commit crime.

中文翻译：严厉的处罚是减少犯罪的有效方法，因为犯罪者害怕被抓而不太可能犯罪。

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The group with the most punishment earned twenty-five percent less than the group with the least punishment.

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This was a radical concept in its day, evidently. The punishment should fit the crime, no more and no less for all free persons--granted slaves are not included--regardless of social class. Equality before the law.

很显然，这是当时最根本的概念，惩罚应该,与罪行相符，不偏向任何自由人，不顾社会阶级,当然奴隶除外，法律面前人人平等。

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He only mentioned this because he thought it would get him less punishment.

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The law barred "humiliating and degrading treatment" if a head teacher decided against exclusion and settled for a less severe punishment of taking a pupil away from his or her peer group, she said.

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Under military law, nonjudicial punishment is a less severe form of punishment than prosecution.

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