The only punishments which the political tribunals can inflict are removal, or the interdiction of public functions for the future. There is no other constitution but that of Virginia (p. 152), which enables them to inflict every kind of punishment. The crimes which are subject to political jurisdiction are, in the federal constitution (Section 4, Art. 1); in that of Indiana (Art. 3, paragraphs 23 and 24); of New York (Art. 5); of Delaware (Art. 5), high treason, bribery, and other high crimes or offences.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-2》
Marcasse simply said that if I had inflicted the wounds on Mademoiselle de Mauprat, about which he was beginning to feel very doubtful, I had at least inflicted them unintentionally; on this he was prepared to stake his honour and his life.英文原著 · 《Mauprat》
Then Mollie's voice, clear and loud, startled the crowd. ``You better not, Dave Branham, fer if you do and this other gal puts that thing on you, you'll never--'' What penalty she was going to inflict, I don't know, for the Knight of the Cumberland, half kneeling, sprang suddenly to his feet and interrupted her. ``Wait a minute, will ye?'' he said almost fiercely, and at the sound of his voice Mollie rose to her feet and her face blanched.英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
Clayton had sat spellbound by the terrible earnestness of the man, and as the mountaineer swept his dark hair back with one hand, he rose in sudden horror. Across the mountaineer's forehead ran a crimson scar yet unhealed. Could he have inflicted upon himself this fearful penance?英文原著 · 《A Mountain Europa》
The Principles of the Former Essays applied to Government It is beyond all comparison better to prevent than to punish crime. A system of government therefore which shall prevent ignorance, and consequently crime, will be infinitely superior to one, which, by encouraging the first, creates a necessity for the last, and afterwards inflicts punishment on both.英文原著 · 《A New View of Society》
I only wish," cried the Normandy priest, "that all the woes inflicted on you by the hand of God were dealt out to me; but, my admirable friend, there are trials to which you can but bow."英文原著 · 《A Second Home》
But you know, if I find ou that you have given mike so much as a breath mint, trust me, there is not enough novocaine in this office to numb the pain I will inflict on you. hi, miss britt.美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
To a supposedly self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 64 -- to a supposedly self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 64 --演讲 · 《4 a.m. mystery ~ Rives The》