Infliction
noun
The act of causing pain, suffering, or harm to someone or something.
The infliction of severe penalties was necessary to maintain law and order.
Often appears as...
- infliction of pain
- infliction of harm
noun
Something annoying or unpleasant that you do or that happens to you.
The daily infliction of heavy traffic noise became unbearable.
Often appears as...
- daily infliction
- unnecessary infliction
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The act of causing pain, suffering, or harm to someone or something.
The infliction of severe penalties was necessary to maintain law and order.
Often appears as...
- infliction of pain
- infliction of harm
noun
Something annoying or unpleasant that you do or that happens to you.
The daily infliction of heavy traffic noise became unbearable.
Often appears as...
- daily infliction
- unnecessary infliction
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infliction often suggests an intentional or cruel act, used in serious or formal situations.
The judge condemned the infliction of needless cruelty on animals.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in legal settings to describe the imposition of punishment.
The law prohibits the infliction of corporal punishment in schools.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Suffering
Infliction can describe actions leading to emotional, not just physical, pain.
Bullying involves the infliction of emotional distress on the victim.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infliction often suggests an intentional or cruel act, used in serious or formal situations.
The judge condemned the infliction of needless cruelty on animals.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in legal settings to describe the imposition of punishment.
The law prohibits the infliction of corporal punishment in schools.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Suffering
Infliction can describe actions leading to emotional, not just physical, pain.
Bullying involves the infliction of emotional distress on the victim.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Infliction often suggests an intentional or cruel act, used in serious or formal situations.
The judge condemned the infliction of needless cruelty on animals.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Context
The term is often used in legal settings to describe the imposition of punishment.
The law prohibits the infliction of corporal punishment in schools.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Suffering
Infliction can describe actions leading to emotional, not just physical, pain.
Bullying involves the infliction of emotional distress on the victim.
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
the light is so blindingly bright right now at this time of the afternoon it's almost hard to tell just really I mean the shape of that phorid looks like a cow no it is it's a cow she's just had him she's just urinated and maybe she has a bit of an infliction as well there's a car interesting she was saying
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
the light is so blindingly bright right now at this time of the afternoon it's almost hard to tell just really I mean the shape of that phorid looks like a cow no it is it's a cow she's just had him she's just urinated and maybe she has a bit of an infliction as well there's a car interesting she was saying
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Quote examples
Max Weber
German Economist
The modern view of criminal justice, broadly, is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment on the evil doer by agents of the state, the evil doer, however, enjoying the protection of a regular procedure.
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William J. Brennan, Jr.
American Judge
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment.
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John Yoo
American Educator
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.
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Max Weber
German Economist
The modern view of criminal justice, broadly, is that public concern with morality or expediency decrees expiation for the violation of a norm; this concern finds expression in the infliction of punishment on the evil doer by agents of the state, the evil doer, however, enjoying the protection of a regular procedure.
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William J. Brennan, Jr.
American Judge
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment.
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John Yoo
American Educator
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods that go beyond polite conversation.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.
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