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1punishment — ► NOUN 1) the action of punishing or the state of being punished. 2) the penalty imposed for an offence. 3) informal harsh or rough treatment …
2punishment — 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 …
3punishment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruel, harsh, heavy, severe ▪ unusual ▪ the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment ▪ appropriate …
4punishment — 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… …
5punishment — noun 1) the punishment of the guilty Syn: penalizing, punishing, disciplining; retribution; dated chastisement 2) the teacher imposed punishments Syn: penalty, penance, sanction, sentence, one s just deserts; discipline …
6punishment — 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 …
7punishment — 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 …
8punishment — noun 1》 the action of punishing or the state of being punished. ↘a penalty inflicted. 2》 rough treatment …
9punishment — noun Syn: penalty, sanction, penance, discipline, forfeit, sentence …
10capital punishment — noun putting a condemned person to death (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑execution, ↑executing, ↑death penalty • Derivationally related forms: ↑execute (for: ↑executing), ↑ …
