Meanings of toughen penalties in inglês

The government has given the strongest indication yet it will toughen penalties for people who attack police officers.

Still, Reidy said, a drive to test more or toughen penalties for positive tests will doubtless bring up privacy issues for many employees.

Lawmakers also sought to toughen penalties for sexual abuse of minors to a maximum of 18 years, up 13 years.

They also sought to toughen penalties for sexual abuse of minors to 10 to 18 years, up from six to 13 years.

In response to consumer complaints several years ago about unintended acceleration in some Toyota vehicles, the U.S. government toughened penalties for inadequate reporting by industry.