punishments
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punishments noun
- The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
- A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
- Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling“a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment”
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beatingcastigationpunitionpenaltypenalizationblightscondemnationsconvictionscrueldisincentivesexecutionsfinespenalpenaltiespestsplaguespunishespunishing
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