PUNISHMENT

Punishment

Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something undesirable or unpleasant upon an individual or group, in response to behaviour that an authority deems unacceptable or a violation of some norm.

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punishment

Noun

  1. The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
  2. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  3. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
  4. Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling
    a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment


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