punishments (Meaning)
punishments
suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution, severe, rough, or disastrous treatment, a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure, the act of punishing, a penalty (as a fine or imprisonment) inflicted on an offender through the judicial and especially criminal process see also cruel and unusual punishment, the penalty for a fault or crime, the state or fact of being punished
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punishments Sentence Examples
- The swift and severe punishments served as a deterrent to future transgressions.
- The punishments meted out were draconian, instilling a sense of dread in the hearts of the offenders.
- The excessive punishments seemed disproportionate to the crimes committed.
- The punishments were intended to inflict pain, both physical and psychological.
- Inhumane punishments violated the basic rights and dignity of the prisoners.
- The punishments were designed to break the spirit and crush the will of the incarcerated.
- Solitary confinement and sensory deprivation were among the cruel punishments inflicted upon inmates.
- The government faced criticism for implementing harsh punishments without due process.
- Some argued that the punishments were necessary to maintain order and protect society from criminals.
- The debate over the severity of punishments remains a complex and ongoing issue.
FAQs About the word punishments
suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution, severe, rough, or disastrous treatment, a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure, the
wraths,penalties, retributions, deserts, chastisements, condemnations,sentences, castigations, reprimands, comeuppances
exemptions, indemnities, acquittals, immunities, exonerations, paroles, amnesties,pardons, vindications, reprieves
The swift and severe punishments served as a deterrent to future transgressions.
The punishments meted out were draconian, instilling a sense of dread in the hearts of the offenders.
The excessive punishments seemed disproportionate to the crimes committed.
The punishments were intended to inflict pain, both physical and psychological.
