The company imposed
punitive damages on the employee for breach of contract.
公司对违反合同的员工处以惩罚性赔偿。
The government implemented
punitive taxes on luxury goods to curb excessive consumption.
政府对奢侈品实施了惩罚性税以遏制过度消费。
The international community imposed
punitive sanctions on the rogue nation for its nuclear proliferation.
国际社会对这个从事核扩散的国家实施了惩罚性制裁。
The court ruled that the defendant must pay
punitive compensation to the plaintiff for malicious defamation.
法院裁决被告需支付惩罚性赔偿给原告，因其恶意诽谤。
The employer imposed a
punitive fine on employees who consistently arrived late to work.
雇主对经常迟到的员工处以惩罚性罚款。
The environmental agency levied
punitive fines on factories found guilty of polluting local water sources.
环保机构对被发现污染当地水源的工厂处以惩罚性罚款。
The sports association imposed a
punitive suspension on the athlete for using performance-enhancing drugs.
体育协会对使用兴奋剂的运动员实施了惩罚性禁赛。
The school introduced
punitive measures to discourage students from cheating in exams.
学校采取了惩罚性措施以阻止学生考试作弊。
The insurance company denied the claim and imposed a
punitive penalty for fraudulent activities.
保险公司拒绝了索赔，并因欺诈行为对投保人处以惩罚性罚款。
The government enacted
punitive legislation against employers who exploit child labor.
政府制定了惩罚性法律，打击雇用童工的行为。
The company was also found to have taken multiple punitive measures, including charging merchant deposits and employing technological tactics involving data and algorithms, pressuring those merchants to "pick one out of two" to exclude competitors and limit market competition.
调查还发现，该公司采取了多项惩罚性措施，包括收取商户押金，并使用涉及数据和算法的技术手段，迫使这些商家“二选一”，以排除竞争对手并限制市场竞争。
"We should gradually increase the punitive damages awarded for better oversight of the internet platforms.
我们应该逐步提高对互联网平台监管不力的惩罚性赔偿。
The punitive measures followed the false claims from the company regarding copyright of the recently released black hole picture, which angered a number of media platforms.
China will strengthen IP protection across the board and improve the system of punitive compensation for IP infringements, according to the country's government work report.
If any iPhone production is ever moved to the US, even after possible punitive tariffs or generous subsidies, the factory would be small, located in one of the poorer states to save costs, and probably only to do final assembly, not full design and production.
“即使在可能的惩罚性关税或丰厚补贴之后，如果有任何iPhone生产转移到美国，那么这个工厂也会很小，会建在较为贫困的州以节省成本，而且很可能仅进行最终组装，而非完整的研发和生产。”
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Trump lashed out at the iconic US motorcycle maker, threatening it with hefty punitive taxes.
Lumentum, which does substantial sales to ZTE, also suffered collateral damage from the US punitive decision.
No punitive interest payments or compound interest will be collected on loan deferrals.
IP protection as a major principle was highlighted in the Civil Code, the country's fundamental law for regulating civil activities, and punitive damage was also backed in relevant IP laws, including the Patent Law and the Trademark Law.
They cover a wide range of the initially estimated $370 billion worth of Chinese imports that the administration of former US president Donald Trump hit with punitive tariffs of 7.5 percent to 25 percent.
According to Chen, while the US government exempted fewer categories of Chinese goods from punitive tariffs than expected, it is a good start for returning bilateral economic and trade ties to normalcyChen believes the exemptions will directly benefit Chinese manufacturers engaged in those categories as well as US consumers.
For the first time, "the slanderous claims" of US and other Western anti-China forces and their punitive measures have been listed as obstacles that the region must deal with.
Later in 2020, the WTO identified Washington's unilateral punitive levies as moves that breached global trade rules.
In areas concerning people's lives and health, such as food, medicine, vaccines and safety, a punitive compensation system will be implemented, and long-term mechanisms to prevent arbitrary charges, fines and apportionment will be established, the meeting decided.
Political opponents, including Republican lawmakers, have begun to scrutinize the statements of Biden's advisory team and are ready to slam any efforts aimed at overturning the Trump-era punitive measures against China, including tariffs and controls on technology exports.
The cost of US tariffs on China has far exceeded any benefits derived from them, so the incoming administration in Washington should roll them back, a major American business group said on Monday as the United States' trade chief advised President-elect Joe Biden to retain the punitive measures on China.
Pan Helin, co-director of the Digital Economy and Financial Innovation Research Center at Zhejiang University's International Business School, said the WTO has a dispute consultation mechanism, and that if Japan pushes ahead with the planned chip restrictions, China can resort to the WTO framework to apply for punitive measures.
However, he failed to pay back 3 million yuan of evaded taxation during the process despite being warned by the authority, leading to a punitive fine of four times that amount.
Any monopoly-like behavior will lead to stern warnings or even stricter punitive measures, said Zhang.
“张表示，任何垄断性行为都将招致严厉警告乃至更严格的惩罚措施。”
And persistently straying companies have faced punitive measures.
那些持续偏离正轨的公司已经受到了惩罚性措施。
The authorities concerned also said they will take more punitive measures against the company if it fails to honor the supply obligation for other regions.
有关部门还表示，如果该公司未能履行对其他地区的供应义务，他们将对其采取更为严厉的处罚措施。
Nonetheless, stricter technical requirements (with the threat of punitive measures) on forecast accuracy, frequency and voltage control are expected to open up new opportunities for storage," Li added.
European Commission investigators are to inspect Chinese automakers in the coming weeks as part of a probe into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European electric vehicle makers, three people involved in the process said.
BMW's Chief Financial Officer Walter Mertl said he did not endorse the EU's move, saying the investigation and possible punitive tariffs could "do more harm than good".
The investigation into subsidies for China-made electric vehicles exported to Europe "could do more harm than good", BMW's chief financial officer Walter Mertl said in a Friday interview with Reuters, during which he stated he did not endorse punitive tariffs.
Chen also suggested that the content of in-vehicle digital services should be subject to supervision, and punitive measures and group compensation mechanisms should be formulated to deal with violations of laws and regulations in the field of data security.
"The automakers need to understand that recall is not a punitive measure.
"No, I don't see any impact on the sales of our vehicles as a result of the trade tensions, though I obviously see impacts on my profit margins on those imported vehicles because I have chosen not to pass on all those punitive tariffs onto my customers," he said.
Earlier this year, China raised tariffs on vehicles imported from the US to 40 percent, as opposed to 15 percent on those from other countries, as a retaliatory response to the punitive US tariffs on Chinese products and commodities.
The partnership came as U. S. automakers and related suppliers urged Washington to resolve trade disputes with China through negotiations, not punitive tariffs.
[Photo provided to China Daily]The United States automaker looks at joint venture options to boost productionFord Motor Co is in talks with at least three Chinese automakers to produce electric cars, in preparation for China's plan to introduce a punitive new energy vehicle credit system to encourage higher production, according to a person familiar with the matter.
"However, business sentiment remains challenged by a combination of low growth, political uncertainty and stubbornly punitive regulation," the report said.
This, market insiders said, reflects downbeat investor sentiment made further dour by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's penchant to subject such companies to potential punitive measures like delisting, for allegedly failing to meet the local regulator's audit requirements.
Punitive measures, including retrieving idle funds and cutting additional quotas, will be applied as required.
Meng said at a news conference in Beijing that the NDRC will consider imposing punitive electricity tariffs on those enjoying household electricity prices that involve virtual currency mining activities.
Meng told a news conference in Beijing that it will consider imposing punitive electricity prices on those enjoying household electricity prices that involve virtual currency mining activities.
Liu Junhai, director of the Business Law Center at Renmin University of China, called on introducing punitive damages into the securities legal system, or ordering listed firms and intermediaries that engage in intentional fraudulent conduct to compensate injured investors more than the amount of incurred losses.
Market observers have adopted a cautious tone, shrugging off talk that China would hit back with highly punitive steps, such as dumping US treasuries, depleting its foreign currency reserves or meddling in the operations of US enterprises on the Chinese mainland.
"Both the Chinese and the US stock markets have responded with volatility since the US government announced the punitive measures against Chinese imports.
US President Trump signed a memorandum Thursday authorizing punitive annual tariffs of up to $60 billion on Chinese exports under a Section 301 case on Chinese intellectual property policies and practices.
For example, in 2016 and the first five months of this year, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has issued 194 punitive decisions against 108 companies and 558 corporate managers.
"Small fines fail to pose as a deterrent to banks and investors engaged in malpractice, and regulators must take more punitive actions to strengthen their supervision," said Zeng Gang, an economist with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top Beijing-based think tank.
China has established a high-standard punitive compensation system for any infringement of IP rights; has built 103 national IP protection centers and rapid rights protection centers; and initiated the construction of national IP protection demonstration zones, he said.
He also said it was important to put in place a punitive compensation mechanism for IP infringement, improve and enhance interdepartmental and cross-regional law enforcement coordination and response mechanisms to make IPR protection more professional, modern and intelligent.
Chinese courts have intensified punitive measures for intellectual property violators to protect technological innovation and maintain fair competition, China's top court said on Monday.
Of the total, courts across the country used punitive damages in 139 lawsuits to protect IP owners and raise the cost of breaking the law.
The highest amount of punitive damages handed down to a violator reached 20 million yuan ($2.78 million).
In addition, the court also gave an additional 37,080 yuan as punitive damages because it did not stop the infringement after the association initiated the lawsuit.
Regarding punitive damages as a major measure to curb IPR infringement, the court said it plays a bigger role in protecting innovation and helping create a sound business environment.
It was also the first IP case in which the court applied punitive damages.
Punitive damages have been written into the Civil Code, China's fundamental law to regulate civil behaviors and activities, which came into effect on Jan 1, 2021.
It added that punitive measures will be taken in line with the results of the investigation, but did not elaborate on the relationship between the pair.
Na said that procuratorates should also take proper punitive and educational measures to deal with minors who are involved in cybercrimes.
Some of the interpretations on ban orders and punitive damages played a big role in stopping pollution in a timely way and reducing damage to the environment.
Given frequent public complaints that penalties for IP infringements were too low, courts nationwide increased punitive damages against violators.
The court has awarded punitive damages and increased compensation in many cases where the defendants intentionally or repeatedly infringed IP rights, according to Zhou.
For example, it awarded fresh punitive damages to a retailer who despite warnings from Mast-Jagermeister SE — an alcoholic beverage company based in Germany — continued selling counterfeit bottles of the company's flagship Jagermeister drink.
The defendant (retailer) had been fined earlier for the same offense and hence, the court decided to impose further punitive damages, she explained.
A punitive compensation mechanism for IPR infringement will be implemented, and a special campaign targeting trademark and patent infringements as well as online piracy will be launched.
IP protection as a major principle was highlighted in the Civil Code, the nation's fundamental law for regulating civil activities, and punitive damage was also supported in relevant IP laws, including the Patent Law and the Trademark Law.