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punishment

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. punishment
2. penalty
3. Sanctions (law)

Refers to the act of punishing someone for wrongdoing, especially in a formal or official sense such as legal or institutional punishment. It emphasizes that a penalty is being imposed as a consequence of a violation of rules or laws.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

What kind of punishment are we talking if you break this rule?

Sentence 2

Shouldn't an apology come before any punishment here?

Sentence 3

If that's going to be punished, where exactly do you draw the line?

Sentence 4

I was convinced I was the one who was going to be punished.

Sentence 5

There's a voice inside me that won't stop saying I deserve to be punished.