punishments Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- chastisements
- reprimands
- condemnations
- comeuppances
- fines
- disciplines
- corrections
- deserts
- castigations
- sentences
- retributions
- reprisals
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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
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, chastisements, reprimands, condemnations, comeuppances, fines, disciplines, corrections, deserts
acquittals, indemnities, paroles, amnesties, vindications,pardons, exonerations, immunities, exemptions,releases
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.
