گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'punishment'

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1 general::   noun ADJ. cruel, harsh, heavy, severe | unusual the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment | appropriate, fitting | capital | corporal, physical VERB + PUNISHMENT administer, hand out, impose, inflict, mete out It is unlawful for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils. Harsh punishment is expected to be meted out to the murderer. | receive, suffer | avoid, escape | deserve PUNISHMENT + VERB fit the crime The victim's family do not believe that this punishment fits the crime. PREP. as ~ (for) She had to tidy the classroom as punishment for being late. | ~ for Punishments for killing the king's deer were severe. PHRASES crime and punishment the sociology of crime and punishment | on pain of punishment (= with the threat of punishment) He was compelled on pain of punishment to answer the question. | reward and punishment They use a system of reward and punishment to discipline their children.

2 general:: noun penalty: Your punishment will be jail.

3 general:: see GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT.

4 general:: punishment something that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them: • I don’t think they deserved such a severe punishment. • The usual punishment is life in prison. sentence a punishment given by a judge in a court: • He was given a long prison sentence. • They asked for the maximum sentence. fine an amount of money that you must pay as a punishment: • I got an £80 fine for speeding. • There are heavy fines for drink-driving. penalty a general word for a punishment given to someone who has broken a law, rule, or agreement: • What’s the penalty if you get caught? • He called for stiffer penalties for crimes involving guns. the death penalty ( also capital punishment ) the system in which people are killed as a punishment for crimes: • If he is found guilty, he faces the death penalty. • A number of states have abolished capital punishment. community service unpaid work helping other people that someone does as punishment for a crime: • He was given a choice between doing 200 hours of community service, or a big fine. corporal punishment the punishment of children by hitting them: • I don’t agree with corporal punishment. • Corporal punishment was abolished in schools in 1987.

5 general:: punishment adjectives harsh/severe • The court decided the original punishment was too severe. light • The punishment seemed very light. just/fitting (= appropriate and right ) • Death would be a just punishment. physical punishment • Children respond more to affection than to physical punishment. corporal punishment (= when someone punishes a child by hitting them ) • Corporal punishment is banned in state schools. capital punishment (= death as a punishment for a crime ) • The are trying to abolish capital punishment except in cases of terrorism. the maximum punishment • The charge against him carries a maximum punishment of a year in jail. verbs give somebody a punishment • He deserved the punishment he was given. • The teacher may impose reasonable punishments. hand out punishments (= give people punishments ) • The courts are handing out harsher punishments to reckless drivers. impose/mete out a punishment formal (= give someone a punishment ) • Life imprisonment should be the maximum punishment meted out by the state. receive a punishment • He received the maximum punishment. escape/avoid punishment • The thieves managed to escape punishment. carry a punishment (= used when saying what the punishment for something is ) • The offence carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison. inflict a punishment (on somebody) (= punish someone, especially physically ) • The abbot could inflict corporal punishment for gross disobedience. phrases the punishment should fit the crime (= it should be appropriate ) • The public believe that the punishment should fit the crime.