☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Proportionality Principle (Sentencing)

The constitutional and penological requirement that criminal punishment be proportionate to the severity of the offense committed, prohibiting grossly disproportionate sentences.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Criminal Sentencing · Source: Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277 (1983); Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010)
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