☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Proportionality

The principle that punishment must be proportional to the severity of the crime — the Eighth Amendment prohibits grossly disproportionate sentences.

Category: Philosophy of Punishment
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