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noun

a punishing or being punished
a penalty imposed on an offender for a crime or wrongdoing
harsh or injurious treatment

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(pŭnˈĭsh-mənt)

noun

a. The act or an instance of punishing.
b. The condition of being punished.
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).
Rough handling; mistreatment: These old skis have taken a lot of punishment over the years.

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Punishment

See also banishment; crime

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.

beating with a stick or club.

mastigophobia

an abnormal fear of being beaten. Also called rhabdophobia.

poinephobia

an abnormal fear of punishment.

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