Punishment
noun
The action of making someone suffer for their actions or behavior.
He was given a punishment for stealing.
Often appears as...
- corporal punishment
- capital punishment
noun
The consequences or after-effects experienced as a result of an action or decision.
The punishment for your actions will be harsh.
Often appears as...
- take the punishment
- deserve the punishment
noun
A way to express disapproval or impose a penalty.
The punishment for robbery is imprisonment.
Often appears as...
- impose punishment
- receive punishment
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Formal
Technical
noun
The action of making someone suffer for their actions or behavior.
He was given a punishment for stealing.
Often appears as...
- corporal punishment
- capital punishment
noun
The consequences or after-effects experienced as a result of an action or decision.
The punishment for your actions will be harsh.
Often appears as...
- take the punishment
- deserve the punishment
noun
A way to express disapproval or impose a penalty.
The punishment for robbery is imprisonment.
Often appears as...
- impose punishment
- receive punishment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Consequence Oriented
Focuses on suffering due to one's own actions, often with a moral lesson implied.
The judge's sentence aimed to be a punishment fitting the crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavior Correction
Used to teach a lesson, hoping to prevent the bad behavior from happening again.
Grounding her was a punishment meant to improve her study habits.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Varies
'Punishment' can range from mild to severe depending on the action or behavior.
His punishment of no TV for a week seemed lenient to his parents.
Pro Tip 1/3Consequence Oriented
Focuses on suffering due to one's own actions, often with a moral lesson implied.
The judge's sentence aimed to be a punishment fitting the crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavior Correction
Used to teach a lesson, hoping to prevent the bad behavior from happening again.
Grounding her was a punishment meant to improve her study habits.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Varies
'Punishment' can range from mild to severe depending on the action or behavior.
His punishment of no TV for a week seemed lenient to his parents.
Pro Tip 1/3Consequence Oriented
Focuses on suffering due to one's own actions, often with a moral lesson implied.
The judge's sentence aimed to be a punishment fitting the crime.
Pro Tip 2/3Behavior Correction
Used to teach a lesson, hoping to prevent the bad behavior from happening again.
Grounding her was a punishment meant to improve her study habits.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Varies
'Punishment' can range from mild to severe depending on the action or behavior.
His punishment of no TV for a week seemed lenient to his parents.
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How language shapes the...
That means language can shape how you're thinking about anything that can be named by a noun. That's a lot of stuff. And finally, I gave you an example of how language can shape things that have personal weight to us -- ideas like blame and punishment or eyewitness memory. These are important things in our daily lives.
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Agile programming -- for...
yesterday we were having our family meeting and we had voted to work on overreacting so we said okay give us a reward and give us a punishment okay so one of my daughters throughout you have you get five minutes of overreacting time all week so we kind of like that but the nurses just started working the
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A brief history of...
to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe. They imagined a reality that could be described with rational, numerical patterns. Historians write that Hippasus was exhiled for publicizing his findings, while legends claim he was drowned as punishment from the gods.
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How to build a fictional...
that draw out the details of my fictional world. What rules are in place here? This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have?
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Why should you read...
"Crime and Punishment" was conceived and completed the following year, picking up on many of the same themes. In many ways, the novel follows a common narrative thread where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life.
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Is life meaningless? And...
The cruelty of his punishment lies in its singular futility, but Camus argues all of humanity is in the same position. And only when we accept the meaninglessness of our lives can we face the absurd with our heads held high.
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The Murder of Kim...
The trial creates shock-waves around the world. She had been charged for the most serious crime in the country, the crime of murder. For the offense of murder, there's only one punishment, and that is death, by hanging.
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
and, as a punishment, my family was going to be forcibly removed to a desolate location in the countryside. They had to get out quickly. So I started planning how to help them escape.
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Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
they can take the punishment as well as dish it out the baby snatchers have had enough and the male returns to his maid he might need another shower but at
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Bringing forests into...
was a shift from relying only on punishment to mindfully using peaceful conciliation in this in this situation probably the most remarkable result was
Video examples
How language shapes the...
That means language can shape how you're thinking about anything that can be named by a noun. That's a lot of stuff. And finally, I gave you an example of how language can shape things that have personal weight to us -- ideas like blame and punishment or eyewitness memory. These are important things in our daily lives.
Video examples
Agile programming -- for...
yesterday we were having our family meeting and we had voted to work on overreacting so we said okay give us a reward and give us a punishment okay so one of my daughters throughout you have you get five minutes of overreacting time all week so we kind of like that but the nurses just started working the
Video examples
A brief history of...
to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe. They imagined a reality that could be described with rational, numerical patterns. Historians write that Hippasus was exhiled for publicizing his findings, while legends claim he was drowned as punishment from the gods.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
that draw out the details of my fictional world. What rules are in place here? This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have?
Video examples
Why should you read...
"Crime and Punishment" was conceived and completed the following year, picking up on many of the same themes. In many ways, the novel follows a common narrative thread where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life.
Video examples
Is life meaningless? And...
The cruelty of his punishment lies in its singular futility, but Camus argues all of humanity is in the same position. And only when we accept the meaninglessness of our lives can we face the absurd with our heads held high.
Video examples
The Murder of Kim...
The trial creates shock-waves around the world. She had been charged for the most serious crime in the country, the crime of murder. For the offense of murder, there's only one punishment, and that is death, by hanging.
Video examples
Hyeonseo Lee: My escape...
and, as a punishment, my family was going to be forcibly removed to a desolate location in the countryside. They had to get out quickly. So I started planning how to help them escape.
Video examples
Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
they can take the punishment as well as dish it out the baby snatchers have had enough and the male returns to his maid he might need another shower but at
Video examples
Bringing forests into...
was a shift from relying only on punishment to mindfully using peaceful conciliation in this in this situation probably the most remarkable result was
Example 1 of 10
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Max Nordau
Hungarian Critic
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.
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Rob Van Dam
American Wrestler
I've always been tough my whole life. I'm able to take a lot of punishment, and that might be an even greater asset than my offense. I'm the guy that can take your best shot, and I'm not going to go down.
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Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but it's protecting society as a whole.
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Layla Moran
British Politician
There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.
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Simone Weil
French Philosopher
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
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Ted Cruz
American Politician
I support capital punishment. But let's be clear: It's a decision for each state to make.
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Richard Attenborough
English Actor
I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.
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Jessica Hahn
American Celebrity
I kind of think I'm going to live a long life as a punishment.
Quote examples
Max Nordau
Hungarian Critic
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the equality of all good citizens before the law... or, in a word justice.
Quote examples
Rob Van Dam
American Wrestler
I've always been tough my whole life. I'm able to take a lot of punishment, and that might be an even greater asset than my offense. I'm the guy that can take your best shot, and I'm not going to go down.
Quote examples
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
American Athlete
Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but it's protecting society as a whole.
Quote examples
Layla Moran
British Politician
There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.
Quote examples
Simone Weil
French Philosopher
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
Quote examples
Ted Cruz
American Politician
I support capital punishment. But let's be clear: It's a decision for each state to make.
Quote examples
Richard Attenborough
English Actor
I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.
Quote examples
Jessica Hahn
American Celebrity
I kind of think I'm going to live a long life as a punishment.
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