as in penalty
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault
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Recent Examples of punishment
Stadium bans are the more severe form of punishment for misconduct.
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Dominic Frey is a member of the oppressive class and everything Silas should despise — but now their mutual discretion is all that’s keeping them from punishment for their crimes of passion.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
One time, Ruby spoke openly on camera about withholding food from one of her daughters as punishment for forgetting to bring her lunch to school.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Rivers told reporters that the risk of the appeal being unsuccessful and the suspension then ending later in the season was too great of a risk, even if the team disagreed with the severity of the punishment.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Dominic Frey is a member of the oppressive class and everything Silas should despise — but now their mutual discretion is all that’s keeping them from punishment for their crimes of passion.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
One time, Ruby spoke openly on camera about withholding food from one of her daughters as punishment for forgetting to bring her lunch to school.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Rivers told reporters that the risk of the appeal being unsuccessful and the suspension then ending later in the season was too great of a risk, even if the team disagreed with the severity of the punishment.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punishment
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“Punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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