Meanings of significant penalty in English

Ms Marcelle described the night in custody as a significant penalty for a first offence.

A significant penalty must be imposed to act as an effective deterrent to Vector and other distributors.

From Wednesday, regulations on late payments for allcompanies will set a 30-day credit period and impose significant penalty interest on defaulters.

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has previously referred to the statutory declarations and their significant penalty as evidence of the system's robustness.

Such loans definitely need to be more tightly controlled but in a manner that makes exorbitant interest a criminal offence with a significant penalty.

Analysts said Merck faces potentially significant penalties if the court allows the class-action certification to stand.

The company disclosed earlier investigations by authorities of diesel emissions could lead to significant penalties and recalls.

Mr Lumsden said the fines sent a strong message that there could be significant penalties for breaching standards.

A source in the Singaporean government said Malaysia would have to pay significant penalties to cancel the project altogether.

Privacy laws were changed last Friday which exposed Aussie Farms' website to significant penalties for publishing farmers' addresses and contact details.

Vermeulen said the bank could not predict the outcome of the investigation but it was possible it would result in significant penalties.

Significant penalty - prosecutor The prosecutor says it is the longest sentence imposed in connection with the recent collapse of finance companies.

Information released about toll evasion on Dublin's M50 shows a minority of serial evaders trying to skip charges are accumulating significant penalties.

The party would consider whether increasing maximums was sufficient to ensure " significant penalties" for serious offences without mandatory minimums, he said.

Daimler has said it faced ongoing investigations by U.S. and German authorities into excess diesel emissions that could lead to significant penalties and recalls.