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The Principle of Proportionality: Balancing the Severity of Actions with Their Consequences
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What is the principle of proportionality?
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The principle that the severity of an action should be proportional to the harm it causes.
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The principle of proportionality is a moral principle that states that the severity of an action should be proportional to the harm it causes. This means that the more harm an action causes, the more severe the punishment should be.