punishment
11punishment — 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.)… …
12punishment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruel, harsh, heavy, severe ▪ unusual ▪ the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment ▪ appropriate …
13punishment — Any fine, penalty, or confinement inflicted upon a person by the authority of the law and the judgment and sentence of a court, for some crime or offense committed by him, or for his omission of a duty enjoined by law. A deprivation of property… …
14punishment — pun|ish|ment W3 [ˈpʌnıʃmənt] n 1.) [U and C] something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them →↑punitive ▪ The Court decides what punishment to impose . punishment for ▪ the punishment for treason punishment by ▪… …
15Punishment — (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 …
16punishment — 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,… …
17punishment — [[t]pʌ̱nɪʃmənt[/t]] punishments 1) N UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children... I have no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves… …
18punishment — 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… …
19punishment */*/ — 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… …
20punishment — The deliberate infliction of harm upon somebody, or the withdrawal of some good from them, by an authority, in response to their being supposed to have committed some offence. Sometimes punishment may be inflicted upon an animal, or… …
