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punishments

noun

Meaning

  1. The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
  2. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  3. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
  4. Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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