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51for it — Due for punishment …
52punishment — Physical or mental distress inflicted. The penalty for a transgression of the law. Orme v Rogers, 52 Ariz 502, 260 P 199. The suffering or confinement inflicted on a person by authority of law and the judgment or sentence of a court for some… …
53punishment — noun a) The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. b) A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. Syn: castigation, punition, beating See Also …
54punishment — Synonyms and related words: abuse, admonishment, admonition, amercement, avengement, banishment, battering, beating, caning, cashiering, castigating, castigation, chastening, chastisement, chastising, comeuppance, compensation, correction,… …
55for one's sins humorous, — chiefly Brit. as a punishment. → sin …
56punishment — n 1. penalty, penalization, discipline; sentence, condemnation, imprisonment, fine, mulct, Sl. rap; correction, admonition, chastening, chastisement; castigation, criticism, scolding, dressing down, Sl. chewing out, Inf. what for; deserved reward …
57punishment — pun•ish•ment [[t]ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of punishing 2) the fact of being punished 3) a penalty inflicted for an offense or fault 4) severe handling or treatment • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF punissement …
58punishment — /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ (say punishmuhnt) noun 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offence or fault. 3. that which is inflicted as a penalty in punishing. 4. severe handling or treatment …
59for·fei·ture — /ˈfoɚfəʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count, noncount] law : the act of giving up something as punishment or because of a rule or law : the act of forfeiting something forfeiture of assets money subject to forfeiture …
60Capital punishment — Death penalty and Death sentence redirect here. For other uses, see Death penalty (disambiguation) and Death sentence (disambiguation). Execution and Execute redirect here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation) and Execute… …
