This can result in severe penalties that continue long after punishment is completed.

这会导致严重的后果，他们的刑期已经结束了，却还要继续长时间的惩罚。

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Severe penalties were meted out by the court.

法庭判定予以严惩。

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Those who fail to register risk severe penalties.

那些没登记的人冒着受重罚的风险。

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Officials here say the removal of President Zelaya was unconstitutional,illegal and cannot be tolerated, and they say the country faces severe penalties from its hemispheric neighbors if the ousted leader is not restored.

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Hence, Congress has made the giving of false answers a criminal act punishable by severe penalties.

CNN: Transcript: House Judiciary Committee

Instead, he should have been aggressively pushing frequent, unannounced, up-to-date testing, with severe penalties imposed for infractions.

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Mr. Duncan represents Hobby Lobby, a family-owned retail chain risking severe penalties for putting principles before profits.

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