punishment

punishment — I noun amercement, avengement, castigatio, castigation, censure, chastening, chastisement, compulsory payment, correction, damages, deprivation, disciplinary action, discipline, forfeiture, infliction, mulct, nemesis, penal retribution,… …   Law dictionary

Punishment — Pun ish*ment, n. 1. The act of punishing. [1913 Webster] 2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense. [1913 Webster] I never gave them condign punishment. Shak. [1913 Webster] The rewards and punishments of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

punishment — noun 1) наказание 2) mil. взыскание 3) coll. суровое или грубоеобращение …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Punishment — The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England For other uses, see Punishment (disambiguation). Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong… …   Wikipedia

punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… …   Universalium

punishment — ˈpʌnɪʃmənt сущ. 1) а) кара, наказание to administer punishment to ≈ применять наказание to escape punishment ≈ избежать наказания, остаться безнаказанным to impose, inflict punishment on ≈ нанести поражение кому л. to mete out punishment to ≈… …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

punishment — The deliberate infliction of harm upon somebody, or the withdrawal of some good from them, by an authority, in response to their being supposed to have committed some offence. Sometimes punishment may be inflicted upon an animal, or… …   Philosophy dictionary

punishment — сущ. юр. наказание, взыскание mitigation of punishment смягчение наказания to mitigate a punishment смягчить наказание to award punishment назначать наказание; наложить взыска to administer punishment применять наказание See: capital punishment,… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

Punishment —    The New Testament lays down the general principles of good government, but contains no code of laws for the punishment of offenders. Punishment proceeds on the principle that there is an eternal distinction between right and wrong, and that… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

punishment — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of punishing 2. a. suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution b. a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure 3. severe, rough, or disastrous treatment …   New Collegiate Dictionary