Meanings of stiff punishments in English

This stubbornness accompanied by hysterical tantrums continued to cause Rebecca to receive many stiff punishments that might have been avoided.

President Dmitry Medvedev fired a slew of high-ranking police officers last month and promised stiff punishments for police who break the law.

Inter county players David Cuddy and Martin Phelan are among those to have received stiff punishments with six and three months' suspensions, respectively.

The violence highlighted the question of how best to handle dangerous prisoners already facing such stiff punishments that further loss of freedom holds few terrors.