☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Disproportionate Sentencing

Punishment that is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the offense — a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.

Category: Philosophy of Punishment · Source: Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277 (1983)
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