Definitions for punishmentˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pun•ish•mentˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt(n.)
the act of punishing.
the fact of being punished.
a penalty inflicted for an offense or fault.
severe handling or treatment.
Origin of punishment:
1250–1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF punissement. See punish , -ment
Princeton's WordNet
punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation(noun)
the act of punishing
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
punishment(noun)ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt
a way of punishing
The jury was trying to decide on the killer's punishment.; He was not allowed to go out as punishment for lying.
punishmentˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt
the process of punishing
She was able to avoid punishment.
Wiktionary
punishment(Noun)
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
punishment(Noun)
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
punishment(Noun)
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
punishment(Noun)
Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling
a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment
Webster Dictionary
Punishment(noun)
the act of punishing
Punishment(noun)
any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense
Punishment(noun)
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
The Roycroft Dictionary
punishment
1. The justice that the guilty deal out to those who are caught. 2. A perpetual fine, imposed hourly during the lifetime of a human being for his temerity in living, and continued in Heaven or Hell for his temerity in dying. 3. Among the poor and lowly, a service due the State for disobeying the mandates of the rich and powerful; among the rich, a slight reaction from overeating. (There are three kinds of punishment: the punishment of God, the punishment of man, and the punishment of living in Buffalo.)
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Punishment
The application of an unpleasant stimulus or penalty for the purpose of eliminating or correcting undesirable behavior.
Translations for punishment
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
punishment(noun)
the act of punishing or process of being punished.
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