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punishment
noun as in penalty
Strongest matches
abuse, beating, discipline, forfeiture, retribution, sanction, suffering, torture, trial
Strong matches
amercement, castigation, chastening, chastisement, comeuppance, confiscation, correction, deprivation, forfeit, gallows, infliction, lumps, maltreatment, mortification, mulct, ostracism, pain, penance, proof, purgatory, reparation, rod, sequestration, unhappiness, victimization
Weak matches
disciplinary action, hard work, punitive measures, rough treatment, short shrift, what for
Example Sentences
Maybe voters thought prisoners should be made to work as part of their punishment, which would be in keeping with the broader “tough on crime” tilt of this year’s electorate.
The judge has a range of options for Trump's sentence, from fines and probation all the way up to a four-year prison sentence - though legal experts say the president-elect could avoid any legal punishment.
That was heard with their landslide approval of Proposition 36, which will increase punishment for repeated theft and hard drug offenses, including deadly fentanyl.
Ofcom, the UK watchdog enforcing the law, has warned that companies will face punishments if they fail to keep children safe on their platforms.
DuVernay and supportive lawmakers have argued that the phrase allowing slavery as a punishment for a crime permits prisons to force inmates to perform labor, many for as little as several cents an hour.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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