The criminal finally received a condign punishment that matched his terrible crimes.

condign 来自拉丁语 condignus（完全值得的），由 con-（完全）和 dignus（值得的）组成。这个词强调惩罚与罪行在严重程度上完全匹配，常指"应得的、恰如其分的（惩罚）"。