| word | punishment |
|---|---|
| definition | noun 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 punishment. A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. The usual punishment is a fine. You can use punishment to refer to severe physical treatment of any kind . Don't expect these types of boot to take the punishment that gardening will give them. |
| inflections | punishments |
| cefr-level | B1 |
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