Which raises the question of whether the punishment will be worse than the crime for backdating's main victims: shareholders.

这就提出了一个问题：相对于回签股票选择权来说，处罚是否会对这一事件的主要受害人——股东造成更大的伤害？

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Notwithstanding, punishment, deterrence and encouragement are three main functions of this system.

惩罚、威慑和鼓励是惩罚性赔偿制度的三个主要功能。

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Tentatively it can be suggested that this is the main influence upon those who urge the abolition of capital punishment.

可以这样探讨性地提出，那些竭力主张废除死刑的人们主要是受怜悯的影响。

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The act's two main sections target vastly different types of behavior, though each may result in both civil liability and criminal punishment.

WSJ: Sherman Stirs: U.S. Revives Section 2 of the Antitrust Act