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(1):

(n.) The act of punishing.

(2):

(n.) Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.

(3):

(n.) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.

(4):

(n.) Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Punishment'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/punishment.html. 1828.
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