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punishment — [[t]pʌ̱nɪʃmənt[/t]] punishments 1) N UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children... I have no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves… … English dictionary
Physical child abuse — Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting for 25% of all cases of child abuse. Physical child abuse is physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent … Medical dictionary
punishment — Physical or mental distress inflicted. The penalty for a transgression of the law. Orme v Rogers, 52 Ariz 502, 260 P 199. The suffering or confinement inflicted on a person by authority of law and the judgment or sentence of a court for some… … Ballentine's law dictionary
PUNISHMENT — While there is no modern theory of punishment that cannot, in some form or other, be traced back to biblical concepts, the original and foremost purpose of punishment in biblical law was the appeasement of God. God abhors the criminal ways of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Punishment — The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England For other uses, see Punishment (disambiguation). Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong… … Wikipedia
punishment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cruel, harsh, heavy, severe ▪ unusual ▪ the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment ▪ appropriate … Collocations dictionary
punishment — pun|ish|ment W3 [ˈpʌnıʃmənt] n 1.) [U and C] something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them →↑punitive ▪ The Court decides what punishment to impose . punishment for ▪ the punishment for treason punishment by ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
corporal punishment — Physical punishment as distinguished from pecuniary punishment or a fine; any kind of punishment of or inflicted on the body. The term may or may not include imprisonment, according to the context. The Supreme Court has upheld the use of… … Black's law dictionary
corporal punishment — Physical punishment as distinguished from pecuniary punishment or a fine; any kind of punishment of or inflicted on the body. The term may or may not include imprisonment, according to the context. The Supreme Court has upheld the use of… … Black's law dictionary
corporal punishment — Physical punishment; any kind of punishment inflicted on the body, such as whipping or slapping, but not the execution of the death penalty itself. Imprisonment may come within the term corporal punishment, where such is construed with the… … Ballentine's law dictionary