PUNISHMENT

punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

(noun) the act of punishing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

punishment (countable and uncountable, plural punishments)

The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution

(figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Synonyms

• castigation

• punition

• beating

Antonyms

• reward

Hyponyms

• retribution

Anagrams

• unshipment

Source: Wiktionary

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Pun"ish*ment, n.

1. The act of punishing.

2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense. I never gave them condign punishment. Shak. The rewards and punishments of another life. Locke.

3. (Law)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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