Synonym: penalisation, penalization, penalty. Similar words: astonishment, establishment, accomplishment, impoverishment, relinquishment, accomplishments, establishment of, punish. Meaning: ['pʌnɪʃmənt] 
n. the act of punishing.
n. the act of punishing. 
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151. She dealt out the same punishment to all the children.
152. Harsh punishment is expected to be meted out to the murderer.
153. Her present submission is animated solely by her fear of punishment.
154. He got a six-year jail sentence, a harsh punishment for a first offense.
155. He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
156. The punishment depends on how the umpire interprets the rules.
157. He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
158. This sort of punishment is applied only to nonviolent criminals who are not likely to be dangerous to the public.
159. The criminal was told he would be immune from punishment if he helped the police.
160. The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime.
161. Victorian schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.
162. He was demoted from the rank of general as a punishment.
163. If the boy goes on behaving like that,(sentencedict.com) he'll qualify for severe punishment.
164. For an offence of this gravity, imprisonment is the usual punishment.
165. He was compelled on pain of punishment to answer the question.
166. The athlete was given a stiff punishment for using drugs.
167. Drink-driving is one case where severe punishment seems to work as a deterrent.
168. He was confined to barracks for three weeks as a punishment.
169. We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
170. Public opinion is divided on the subject of capital punishment.
171. Lack of punishment seems to give youngsters licence to break the law.
172. He moved an amendment limiting capital punishment to certain very serious crimes.
173. The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.
174. Capital punishment was still used in Britain as late as the 1950s.sentencedict.com
175. They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime.
176. She came to work as usual even when she was seriously ill; she's a real glutton for punishment.
177. He's a real glutton for punishment, taking on all that extra work without getting paid for it.
178. We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence.
179. In 1987, California prohibited corporal punishment in schools.
180. She can avoid punishment by appropriate actions.
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