punishment

pun·ish·ment  (pnsh-mnt)

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of punishing.

b. The condition of being punished.

2. A penalty imposed for wrongdoing: "The severity of the punishment must . . . be in keeping with the kind of obligation which has been violated" (Simone Weil).

3. Rough handling; mistreatment: These old skis have taken a lot of punishment over the years.

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punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]

n

1. (Law) a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence

2. (Law) the act of punishing or state of being punished

3. Informal rough treatment

4. (Psychology) Psychol any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training

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Punishment

See also banishment; crime

amercement, amerciament

1. punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute.
2. the imposing of such a penalty. — amercer, n.

caneology

Humorous. advocacy of the use of a cane in corporal punishment.

elinguation

Obsolete, the process of removing the tongue.

eviration

Obsolete, the act of castrating.

excecation

Obsolete, the process of blinding.

fustigation

beating with a stick or club.

mastigophobia

an abnormal fear of being beaten. Also called rhabdophobia.

poinephobia

an abnormal fear of punishment.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

punishment - the act of punishing                 penalisation, penalization, penalty social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action chastisement, castigation - verbal punishment corporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime cruel and unusual punishment - punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed detention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils" discipline, correction - the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" economic strangulation - punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party" imprisonment - putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment medicine, music - punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine" self-punishment - punishment inflicted on yourself stick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" self-abasement, self-mortification, penance - voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

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punishment

noun

1. penalizing, discipline, correction, retribution, what for (informal), chastening, just deserts, chastisement, punitive measures The man is guilty and he deserves punishment.

2. penalty, reward, sanction, penance, comeuppance (slang) The usual punishment is a fine.

3. (Informal) beating, abuse, torture, pain, victimization, manhandling, maltreatment, rough treatment He took a lot of punishment in the first few rounds of the fight.

4. rough treatment, abuse, maltreatment This bike isn't designed to take that kind of punishment.

Related words
fear poinephobia

Quotations
"Let the punishment fit the crime" [W.S. Gilbert The Mikado]
"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed" Bible: Genesis
"They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind" Bible: Hosea
"Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen" [George Savile, Marquess of Halifax Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Thoughts]

Translations

punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] N

1. (= punishing, penalty) → castigo m
to make the punishment fit the crime → determinar un castigo acorde con la gravedad del crimen
to take one's punishment → aceptar el castigo

2. (fig) → malos tratos mpl
to take a lot of punishment (Sport) → recibir una paliza; [car, furniture etc] → recibir muchos golpes

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punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] n

(for wrongdoing) → punition f
Punishment and prison sentences cannot reform the hardened criminal → Les punitions et les peines de prisons ne peuvent réformer les criminels endurcis.
The usual punishment is a fine
BUT La sanction habituelle est une amende.
physical punishment (= corporal punishment) → punitions fpl corporelles

(= harsh treatment) to take a lot of punishment [boxer] → encaisser beaucoup de coups; [car, equipment, person, body] → être mis(e) à rude épreuve

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punishment

n

(= penalty) → Strafe f; (= punishing) → Bestrafung f; you know the punishment for such offences → Sie wissen, welche Strafe darauf steht; to take one’s punishment → seine Strafe akzeptieren; punishment beating → Bestrafungsaktion f

(fig inf) to take a lot of punishment (car, furniture etc) → stark strapaziert werden; (Sport) → vorgeführt werden (inf)

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punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] n

a. (punishing) → punizione f, castigo; (penalty) → pena
to take one's punishment → subire il castigo
to make the punishment fit the crime → punire secondo il reato

b. (fig) (fam) to take a lot of punishment (boxer) → incassare parecchi colpi; (car) → essere messo/a a dura prova; (furniture) → essere maltrattato/a

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punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] n

a. (punishing) → punizione f, castigo; (penalty) → pena
to take one's punishment → subire il castigo
to make the punishment fit the crime → punire secondo il reato

b. (fig) (fam) to take a lot of punishment (boxer) → incassare parecchi colpi; (car) → essere messo/a a dura prova; (furniture) → essere maltrattato/a

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punishment → عقاب trest straf Strafe τιμωρία castigo rangaistus punition kazna punizione 処罰 벌 straf straff kara punição наказание straff การลงโทษ ceza sự trừng phạt 惩罚