Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Poena ad paucos, metus ad omnes perveniat

Let punishment be inflicted on a few, dread upon all.

Ut poena ad paucos, metus ad omnes perveniat

So that punishment afflict few, (and) fear affect all.( Blackstone cites Cicero (pro Cluentio 46) emphasizing deterrence. 4 Bl. Com. 11.