A Financial Penalty Scaled Both to the Defendant's Ability to Pay

question 35

Short Answer

A financial penalty scaled both to the defendant's ability to pay and the seriousness of the crime is called a _____.

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle preventing a party from backing out of a promise made, when the other party has relied on that promise to their detriment.

Consideration

The value (usually money, service, or goods) exchanged between parties in a contract that compels them to fulfill their mutual obligations.

Preexisting Duty

An obligation that a party is already bound to by law or by some other agreement. The party may not use this as consideration in a new contract.

Promissory Estoppel

A judicial principle that stops one from retracting a pledge given to another if the latter has justifiably depended on the promise to their disadvantage.