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"minimum penalty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in any context where it is possible to assign a penalty, such as a criminal penalty, and you are discussing the lowest possible amount of penalty that could be assigned. For example: "The judge imposed a minimum penalty of three months in prison, rather than the maximum penalty of five years."
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The fine of 25 francs was the minimum penalty.
With each subsequent violation, the minimum penalty increases to eight games and one season.
Under the current rules, the minimum penalty for testing positive is a two-year ban.
His defense was eloquent and only the minimum penalty was imposed.
Receiving one illegal photo carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years.
Such situations arise in one-machine minimum penalty job sequencing problems when setup times are sequence dependent.
"We need a three-year minimum penalty for illegally carrying a gun on our streets," Emanuel said.
Kaarma faces a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on 11 February.
"We began with a murder charge where the minimum penalty was 25 years and the maximum was 60," he said.
In Britain, there is only one offence of rape, which carries a minimum penalty of five years in jail.
The maximum sentence for second-degree murder is life in prison; the minimum penalty under these charges is 25 years.
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