excessive punishment — Any sentence or fine which is not commensurate with the gravity of the offense or the criminal record of the defendant. Excessive punishments under 8th Amendment are those which by their length or severity are greatly disproportionate to offenses … Black's law dictionary
excessive fine — or penalty The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive fines. A state may not constitutionally imprison a person for inability to pay a fine if he would not have been… … Black's law dictionary
excessive penalty — excessive fine or penalty The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive fines. A state may not constitutionally imprison a person for inability to pay a fine if he would not… … Black's law dictionary
excessive fine — or penalty The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive fines. A state may not constitutionally imprison a person for inability to pay a fine if he would not have been… … Black's law dictionary
excessive penalty — excessive fine or penalty The 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as the constitutions of the various states, prohibits excessive fines. A state may not constitutionally imprison a person for inability to pay a fine if he would not… … Black's law dictionary
punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
punishment — Any fine, penalty, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some crime or offense committed by him, or for his omission of a duty enjoined by law. A deprivation of property… … Black's law dictionary
excessive — adjective Date: 14th century exceeding what is usual, proper, necessary, or normal • excessively adverb • excessiveness noun Synonyms: excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive … New Collegiate Dictionary
punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… … Universalium
excessive fine — An imposition prohibited by the Constitution of the United States and many of the state constitutions; a relative matter, dependent upon many factors, including the financial status of the person penalized. An imposition so disproportionate to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
