+A **Legal Penalty** is a consequence imposed by a [court](/wiki/court) for breaking a [law](/wiki/law). Designed to deter [crime](/wiki/crime), it serves as a form of [punishment](/wiki/punishment) and upholds justice.
+## See also
+- [Sentence](/wiki/sentence)
+- [Fine](/wiki/fine)
+- [Imprisonment](/wiki/imprisonment)
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