to inflict punishment
1inflict punishment — index condemn (punish), convict, penalize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2inflict — I verb administer a penalty, administer punishment, agitate, agonize, apply, beset, bring about, bring upon, burden, cause, cause to suffer, coerce, commit, deal, disquiet, distress, enforce, force, force upon, give pain, harass, harm, hurt,… …
3Inflict — In*flict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflicting}.] [L. inflictus, p. p. of infligere to strike on, to inflict; pref. in in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. {Flail}.] To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by… …
4punishment — n. 1) to administer, mete out punishment to 2) to impose, inflict punishment on 3) to escape; suffer, take punishment 4) cruel, cruel and unusual; harsh, severe; just; light, mild punishment 5) capital; corporal; summary punishment 6) (mil.)… …
5inflict — To impose as a burden. To cause, as to produce injury by striking. To impose as punishment pursuant to sentence. The word does not necessarily imply direct violence. There is no more appropriate use of the word than in connection with punishment… …
6Punishment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Punishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 punishment punishment punition Sgm: N 1 chastisement chastisement chastening Sgm: N 1 correction correction castigation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discipline discipline …
7punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… …
8inflict — in•flict [[t]ɪnˈflɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment[/ex] 2) to impose (anything unwelcome): to inflict a long visit on someone[/ex] 3) to deal or deliver, as a blow • Etymology:… …
9inflict — /ɪnˈflɪkt / (say in flikt) verb (t) 1. to lay on: to inflict a dozen lashes. 2. to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment. 3. to impose (anything unwelcome). {Latin inflictus, past participle, struck against}… …
10inflict — inflictable, adj. inflicter, inflictor, n. inflictive, adj. /in flikt /, v.t. 1. to impose as something that must be borne or suffered: to inflict punishment. 2. to impose (anything unwelcome): The regime inflicted burdensome taxes on the people …