9 thoughts on “ Punishment ”

1. Punishment definition is - the act of punishing. How to use punishment in a sentence.

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2. 1. punishment or penalty applied at the discretion of a court or other authority, as contrasted with a penalty predetermined by statute. 2. the imposing of such a penalty. — amercer, n.

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3. noun the act of punishing. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc.

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4. Punishment is the imposition of a penalty in response to an offense, and it takes many forms.

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5. Punishment, the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed (i.e., the transgression of a law or command). Punishment may take forms ranging from capital punishment, flogging, forced labour, and mutilation of the body to imprisonment and fines.

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6. punishment noun (CRIME) B2 [ C or U ] the act of punishing someone: Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.

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7. Another word for punishment. Find more ways to say punishment, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at curforthtersidosu.galbergrencalatasasumjuawellupe.co, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

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8. punish and discipline mean to put a penalty on someone for doing wrong. punish means giving some kind of pain or suffering to the wrongdoer often rather than trying to reform the person.

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9. Apr 30,  · Punishment is a term used in operant conditioning to refer to any change that occurs after a behavior that reduces the likelihood that that behavior will occur again in the future. While positive and negative reinforcements are used to increase behaviors, punishment is focused on reducing or eliminating unwanted behaviors.

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