Certainly, the game has been fueled by the light penalties attached to the crime.

Chet was not content to let them get off with a light penalty for an unsuccessful entry into Fleetland's house.

For secular rebels, the punishment was death; clergy were to receive lighter penalties.

The state, trying to head off the Federal action, had earlier filed its own suit, but sought far lighter penalties.

"I thought Alonzo got off with an extremely light penalty," he said.

And it provides for light penalties and strong employer protections, like the right to require a second medical opinion.

He escaped with a light penalty, being forbidden to hold public office from 1660.

But it imposed a relatively light penalty: Wal-Mart must post the decision in the store's lunchroom for 30 days.

That light penalty won't deter other hackers from trespassing on information systems.

Losing the men was a lighter penalty than marching with ones who might betray them.