penalty clause

基本解释

Penalty clause is also very important.
违约责任条款也很重要。
If it weren’t for the penalty clause, the case would have been open and shut.
如果没有处罚条款，这个案件将会迅速了结。
The penalty clause entitled the plaintiff, in the event of default in payment, to extract a pound of flesh nearest the defendant’s heart.
合同的惩罚条款，授权原告在发生履行迟延（default）的情况下，从被告心脏附近割下一磅肉来。

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