Penalty: alternatives and connections

The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or w…

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Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

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The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.

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The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.

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The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.

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The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…

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Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.

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Injury; wrong; mischief.

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The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition, or other act.

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The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.

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The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a…

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Repentance.

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The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital…

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The act of retributing; repayment.

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Degradation of one's self by one's own act.

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A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber.

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Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or inj…

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An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additiona…

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The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge of a debt or an obligation.

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To make penal.

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To make penal.

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The act of punishing.

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To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

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To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to compensate.

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