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/ˈtɛlɪʃmənt/ · noun
(consequentialism) The act or institution of punishing the innocent for the sake of providing deterrence..
Try to imagine, then, an institution (which we may call “telishment”) which is such that the officials set up by it have authority to arrange a trial for the condemnation of an innocent man whenever they are of the opinion that doing so would be in the best interests of society.
And I would say the same about punishments — not telishments, but punishments — in which the penalty is far too severe.
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Telishment means (consequentialism) The act or institution of punishing the innocent for the sake of providing deterrence..
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Try to imagine, then, an institution (which we may call “telishment”) which is such that the officials set up by it have authority to arrange a trial for the condemnation of an innocent man whenever they are of the opinion that doing so would be in the best interests of society.
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