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nounthe act of punishing
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Definition that contains punishment
- music punishment for one's actions
- example punishment intended as a warning to others
- medicine punishment for one's actions
- lesson punishment intended as a warning to others
- 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
- kick in the butt punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind
- deterrent example punishment intended as a warning to others
- self-punishment punishment inflicted on yourself
- object lesson punishment intended as a warning to others
- economic strangulation punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them