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Term for restitution when caught but pay more for when not caught

 
 
Reply Tue 15 Aug, 2017 01:03 pm
trying to find the term for when someone is caught doing something illegal and when they are caught- they are to pay more for times they were not caught. Is there a term for that?
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Reply Tue 15 Aug, 2017 01:24 pm
@dawnhern,
Punitive damages?

That isn't exactly what you are describing. But, it is the closest term I can think of. Under any Western Justice system, you can't punish someone for things you suspect they did without proving that they actually did it. (In other words, they can only penalize you for the times you were caught.)
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