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11punishment — noun 1 (C) a way in which someone or something is punished (+ for): I sent Alex to bed early as a punishment for breaking the window. | You know the punishment for treason, don t you? | a harsh/severe punishment (=one that makes someone suffer a… …
12punishment */*/ — UK [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] / US noun Word forms punishment : singular punishment plural punishments 1) [countable] a way in which someone is punished He had to clean up the mess as a punishment. punishment for: A 1994 law increased punishments for… …
13punishment — pun|ish|ment [ pʌnıʃmənt ] noun ** 1. ) count a way in which someone is punished: He had to clean up the mess as a punishment. punishment for: A 1994 law increased punishments for overloaded trucks. 2. ) uncount the process of punishing someone… …
14For All Debts Public and Private — Infobox Television episode | Title = For All Debts Public and Private Series = The Sopranos Season = 4 Episode = 1 Guests= see below Airdate = September 15, 2002 Production = 401 Writer = David Chase Director = Allen Coulter Episode list =… …
15for my sins — British & Australian, humorous something that you say in order to make a joke that something you have to do or something that you are is a punishment for being bad. I m organizing the office Christmas party this year for my sins. I m an Arsenal… …
16punishment — Punishment is the infliction of something bad (frequently, but not necessarily, pain or a loss of freedom) on a wrongdoer because of a wrong committed. Philosophical debate centres on the question of how, if at all, punishment can be justified …
17punishment — pun·ish·ment n 1: the act of punishing 2: a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and esp. criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
18Punishment (TV series) — Punishment is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981.Set in a fictional men s prison, the series attempted to present a male version of the successful soap Prisoner . Attempts by the… …
19Punishment of Luxury — Punishment of Luxury, also known as Punilux was an independent band which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.From a background working in left wing English fringe theatre groups, Punishment Of Luxury were a four man post punk band formed… …
20Punishment — 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 …
