Punishment (n.) |
The act of punishing. |
Punishment (n.) |
Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense. |
Punishment (n.) |
A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention. |
Punishment |
Imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome as a response and deterrent to an action or behaviour that is deemed undesirable or unacceptable |
Punishment |
Facet of operant conditioning; change in a human or animal's surroundings that occurs after a given behavior or response which reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future |
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Television series |
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Album by Endwell |
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Polish punk/hardcore band |
Punishment Synonyms |
Penalty, Penalization, Penalisation |
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Spanish Translation |
Punishment in Spanish is Castigo |
Tagalog Translation |
Punishment in Tagalog is Kaparusahan |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Again they ignore me. Again they think they have a better punishment for a traitor than a shotgun to the head." - Deus Ex |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Death is a punishment to some, to others a gift, and to many a favor." - Euthanasia |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Divine punishment is at once followed by Divine pity." - Joseph H. Hertz |
Example Sentence (Quote) " Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted." - United States Constitution |
Example Sentence (Quote) "I take it that the judgment is an essential point in every conviction, let the punishment be fixed or not." - Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon |