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Pain administered with a moral receipt attached, so it counts as justice.
means A penalty deliberately imposed for wrongdoing, meant to deter, reform, or simply balance the scales.
from From Latin punire, to penalize, rooted in poena, meaning penalty or compensation owed to the gods.
Deterrence mythCertainty of being caught beats severity every time.
Same rootPain and penalty both descend from poena.
Diminishing returnsHarsher sentences rarely reduce crime as promised.