punishment
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Synonyms
castigation, chastisement, comeuppance, correction, desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, wrath
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According to Philipps, that was the extent of Franco’s punishment for the incident. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Maggie Gyllenhaal Felt 'Guilty' Earning Equal Pay as Costar James Franco on HBO's The Deuce," 5 Sep. 2019 Lund avoided punishment for the incident, and district officials failed to call police, allowing Lund to remain a teacher until he was arrested in April 2018. — John Glidden, The Mercury News, "Ex-Vallejo teacher pleads guilty to child enticement; school failed to discipline him for contacting girl in 2017," 5 Sep. 2019 The difference between making a TV show about female punishment and making a TV show that punishes women may also be smaller than Miller thought. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, "Margaret Atwood Expands the World of “The Handmaid’s Tale”," 5 Sep. 2019 Faine appealed that punishment and has since retired from the sheriff’s office. — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, "Skylar Richardson: What you need to know as trial starts for former cheerleader charged in buried baby case," 2 Sep. 2019 The line between punishment and incentive, however, is thin. — Lena Solow, The New Republic, "The Scourge of Worker Wellness Programs," 2 Sep. 2019 Several major sporting leagues, however, still have a total ban on the substance, including the NCAA, NASCAR, Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball, though punishments for a positive drug test vary from league to league. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "Sorry, Pats fans, Gronkowski isn't making a comeback. He's hawking CBD oil," 27 Aug. 2019 Part of the Justice Department’s findings were that officers were often given lenient punishments for serious violations. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Public Safety Director Michael McGrath would lose some power to discipline cops under proposed policy," 26 Aug. 2019 Under the law, universities would have to adopt a concrete definition of harassment and establish consistent punishments for harassers, or risk losing state accreditation and funding. — Lindzi Wessel, Science | AAAS, "Bill to fight sexual harassment in universities approved by Chilean Senate," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'punishment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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