Legal dictionary
Sanctions
Penalties or other means of enforcement used to provide incentives for obedience with the law, or with rules or regulations.
Criminal sanctions take the form of serious punishment, such as imprisonment or severe fines, whilst civil sanctions are usually monetary fines levied against a party to court proceedings or his/her legal representative for violating rules of procedure, or for abusing the judicial process.
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