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Def: 1.a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence; a way in which somebody is punished
Example: Punishments authorized in modern U.S. law include community service, monetary fines, forfeiture of property, restitution to victims, confinement in jail or prison, and death.
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Def: 2.the act of punishing under law or state of being punished under law, by officers of the government
Example: The punishment of criminals is a topic of long-standing philosophical interest since the ancient Greeks.
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1.a legal term, a countable noun
2.a legal term, an uncountable noun
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crime and punishment
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punishment that fits the crime
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harsh/ heavy/ severe punishment
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appropriate/ fitting punishment
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lenient punishment
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hand out/ impose/ inflict punishment
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receive punishment
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avoid/ escape punishment
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deserve punishment
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punishment for something
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capital punishment
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corporal / physical punishment
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pecuniary punishment
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principal punishment
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supplementary punishment
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mitigated punishment
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aggravated punishment
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aggregate punishment
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