desert principle

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The concept that offenders should be punished according to how blameworthy they are.
    — In that sense, the model represents a compromise: the basic structure of the penalty system is shaped by the desert principle, but crime-control considerations are given some scope in the choice of the individual offender's sentence.

词形变化

the desert principle canonical

词源

From desert (“a just punishment or reward”).
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