English Dictionary

desert principle

固有名詞

The concept that offenders should be punished according to how blameworthy they are.

日本語の意味

犯人がどれだけ非難に値するかに応じて、相応の罰を受けるべきであるという概念

Many philosophers argue that the desert principle should guide sentencing so that punishments correspond to offenders' blameworthiness.

多くの哲学者は、犯罪者がその非難に値する程度に応じて処罰されるべきだという原則が刑罰の決定を導くべきだと主張している。

意味（1）

The concept that offenders should be punished according to how blameworthy they are.

In that sense, the model represents a compromise: the basic structure of the penalty system is shaped by the desert principle, but crime-control considerations are given some scope in the choice of the individual offender's sentence.

the desert principle （ canonical ）