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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241. But do not let us allow their punishment to salve our consciences.
242. As punishment he received thirty days house arrest and a two-ducat fine!
243. Capital punishment for murder was abolished in 1969 and repeated attempts to reintroduce it have been defeated by an ever-increasing majority.
244. It should change the argument about capital punishment and other aspects of the criminal justice system.
245. The punishment in this instance is not arbitrary; it bears some relation to the punishable behavior.
246. If Sidacai cared to lodge a formal complaint, the jailers would suffer punishment. probably he would not complain.
247. It called for a free vote on marijuana, and also for possible referendums on abortion and the restoration of capital punishment.
248. The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing. Voltaire 
249. But is a $ 50, 000 fine enough punishment for this menace to society? On the contrary.
250. Our eagerness for capital punishment echoes the mentality of the old slave code. Sentencedict.com
251. If I were interviewing a new act, I would try to ascertain their sheer punishment factor.
252. Henry's punishment was a cold beef sandwich and two slices of cake.
253. Of course we must insist on punishment, but the criminal must also be treated with compassion.
254. In this, Ken played a drama instructor caught up in the then current controversy over corporal punishment.
255. Real's punishment was to play subsequent matches behind closed doors.
256. After the shooting, they became consumed with the idea that a crime had been committed and deserved punishment.
257. Unlike Xenophon, however, Grisone advocated the use of extreme punishment, violence, and brute force.
258. Late in life she campaigned against capital punishment, in alliance with William Allen of Guy's Hospital.
259. The minutes continued: The Cabinet then discussed the question of the abolition of capital punishment.
260. Crimes of Tazir are given to the appropriate authority to determine punishment.
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