Penalty defined as temporary statutory punishment or contractual sanction for failure to perform a duty. Where the MGL contains no express definition, judicial pronouncements characterise a penalty as either a temporary punishment or a sum of money imposed by ... Summary
Penalty defined as temporary statutory punishment or contractual sanction for failure to perform a duty.
Where the MGL contains no express definition, judicial pronouncements characterise a penalty as either a temporary punishment or a sum of money imposed by statute for commission of an offence, or as a punishment imposed by law or contract for doing or failing to do a duty.
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