punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ noun [C, U]Definition
› when someone is punished: He had to stay in his bedroom as a punishment for fighting. → See also capital punishment → See also corporal punishment → See also be a glutton for punishment
(Definition of punishment noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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