The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.

该政府正在提议对被判贪污罪的官员予以更严厉的处罚。

In a bid to wrestle with the serious problem of school bullying, schools should impose strict punishments upon those offenders.

为了解决严重的学校霸凌问题，学校应对那些犯事者施以严厉的惩罚。

There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.

甚少证据显示严惩比宽大更能遏止犯罪。

They keep the society peaceful by setting up courts to sentence the criminals to some kinds of punishments.

他们通过设立法庭对罪犯进行判刑，由此来维护社会和平。

Duly mete out rewards and punishments.

有赏有罚。