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Definition of: punishment
(pun′ish·mənt) noun
1. Penalty imposed, as for transgression of law. ♦ Collateral adjective: penal.
2. Any ill suffered in consequence of wrongdoing.
3. The act of punishing.
4. Colloq. Rough handling, as in a pugilistic encounter, a naval engagement, etc.
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