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excessive fine

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A quick definition of excessive fine:

Excessive Fine: An excessive fine is a punishment that is too high and unfair for the crime committed. It can be a large amount of money that someone has to pay as a penalty for breaking the law. The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits excessive fines. For example, if someone's property is taken away as a punishment, but it was not related to the crime they committed, and the value of the property is not proportional to their wrongdoing, it would be considered an excessive fine.

A more thorough explanation:

An excessive fine is a punishment in the form of a monetary penalty that is unreasonably high and disproportionate to the offense committed. This type of fine can seriously impair one's earning capacity, especially from a business. The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits excessive fines.

For example, a civil forfeiture in which the property was not an instrumentality of the crime and the worth of the property was not proportional to the owner's culpability is considered an excessive fine. Another example is a fine that is so high that it bankrupts a business, causing it to shut down.

These examples illustrate how an excessive fine can be unfair and unjust, causing harm to individuals and businesses beyond what is reasonable for the offense committed.

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HopefullyInLawSchool
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Ok another hot topic, Global Warming is it real? I think it is and a very important issue
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aint no way we're debating global warming here
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did yall like my pun?
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Uhhhm, acktually, i was cold yesterday. take that, silly scientists!!
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Hot Topic, Global Warming
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global warming is fake, it was a hoax started by big justice to trick aj and mother of big justice to bring him to costco for more chicken bake
JumpySubsequentDolphin
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i had to wear a jacket yesterday... where is this global warming that the liberals speak of. i would certainly like some
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13:01
lol look at what that does to north atlantic current too
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We are not "not close" to the extinction of all marine life
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13:09
do you guys think the fact that umich and UVA are state schools lowers their prestige status
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nawl
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Well, maybe, but I don't think it matters all that much
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You might run into the occasional bozo who hits you with the "oh wait, you didn't go to an ivy??" but beyond that I think the hiring outcomes are still sweet
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Not to anyone in certain worlds, but to the laments, you bet lol
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How many people go to college? out of the ones that dont, how many know more than their local schools plus "movie" ones like harvard/mit/stanford/etc?
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