pay the penalty

基本解释

Because of anger, you are in blame and tommorrow you will pay the penalty.
因为愤怒，你在责难中并将要自食其果。
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In case , the payment is not made through LC , the sellers shall pay the penalty counted as above to the buyers as soon as possible.
在未采用信用证支付的情况下，卖方应将前述方法计算的违约金即付买方。
If the delivery date stipulated by the contract is not observed the Seller is to pay to the Buyer penalty at the rate of 0.1% of the total amount of the contract for each day of delay.
如果卖方不能按照合同规定的时间交货，则每一个逾期日卖方将向买方支付合同总0.1%的赔偿金。
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He decreed that anyone found guilty of using the word Frisco must pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
"For those who wish to become citizens, we should require them to pay a penalty and pay taxes, learn English, go to the back of the line behind those who played by the rules.

An individual who fails to pay the penalty is not subject to criminal or additional civil penalties.
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So if an employer has 200 non-covered employees, it would have to pay the penalty on 170 of them.
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