Civil servants said that punitive measures were needed after a law prohibiting all but the thinnest plastic bags - no thicker than 0.04mm - was ignored.

公务员认为除了那些很薄的塑料袋(不厚于0.04 MM)被忽视，法律禁止之后，使用其他的所有塑料袋都需要给予惩罚。

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The law is compensatory ratherthan punitive.

法律是补偿性的而非惩罚性的。

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Regarding the responsibility of punitive compensation's nature, there are two mainly different understanding that is, responsibility in public law or responsibility in civil law.

对于惩罚性赔偿责任的性质，主要存在公法责任说与民责任说两种不同的认识。

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Moreover, as Mark Pauly points out, here Medicare has an advantage over private insurance, by virtue of punitive power of federal law.

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In addition, Exxon says, maritime law limits punitive damages.

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He now wants to change the law and make it more punitive.

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