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punishment
/ ˈʌɪʃəԳ /
noun
a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence
the act of punishing or state of being punished
informalrough treatment
psychol any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training
Other Word Forms
- nonpunishment noun
- overpunishment noun
- prepunishment noun
- propunishment adjective
- repunishment noun
- self-punishment noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of punishment1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Kelly’s attorney, Brindley, said in his motion that his client’s “continued incarceration while he knows his life is in jeopardy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment,” a violation of his constitutional rights.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has vowed "harsh punishment" for Israel but Iran is in a much weaker position today than it was two years ago and its options for retaliation are limited.
He eventually brokered a settlement, allowing Rose to voluntarily accept banishment for life in return for no further punishment.
Fears of a full-scale conflict have been stoked by warnings of "severe punishment" from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and reports of drone launches in response.
Things took a dark turn next, however, with Hawk getting arrested in Southern California in late summer 2020 on domestic violence allegations of inflicting corporal punishment on a spouse or cohabitant in Santa Ana.
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