statutory penalty

A penalty imposed for a statutory violation; esp., a penalty imposing automatic liability on a wrongdoer for violation of a statute’s terms without reference to any actual damages suffered. [Cases: Penalties 1. C.J.S. Penalties §§ 2–4.]

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