1. Noun
The act of punishing.
2. Noun
Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.
3. Noun
A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.
4. Noun
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
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