Civil penalty
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civil-penalty-198-14137741
title:
Civil penalty
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A civil penalty or civil fine is a financial penalty imposed by a government agency as restitution for wrongdoing. The wrongdoing is typically defined by a codification of legislation, regulations, and decrees. The civil fine is not considered to be a criminal punishment, because it is primarily sought in order to compensate the state for harm done to it, rather than to punish the wrongful conduct. As such, a civil penalty, in itself, will not carry jail time or other legal penalties. For exampl
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Financial penalty imposed by a government agency as restitution for wrongdoing
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty
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2021-11-30T09:31:14Z
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