Punishments synonyms and antonyms

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penalties
(Soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
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visitations
A calamitous event or experience; a grave misfortune:
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sufferings
The bearing or undergoing of pain, distress, or injury
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revenges
An opportunity to retaliate, as by a return sports match after a defeat:
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retributions
Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
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retaliations
Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.
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penances
(R.C.Ch., Eastern Orthodox Ch.) A sacrament involving the confession of sin, repentance, and acceptance of the satisfaction imposed, followed by absolution by a priest
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losses
Something that is lost
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lessons
The definition of a lesson is something that is to be learned, a learning period or a plan for teaching.
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judgments
A legal decision; order, decree, or sentence given by a judge or law court
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inflictions
The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
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forfeitures
Any loss occasioned by one's own actions.
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disciplines
A branch of knowledge or teaching:
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corrections
A temporary decline in stock-market activity or prices following a period of increases.
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castigations
Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
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confiscations
The act or process of confiscating.
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reparations
The act or process of making amends for a wrong.
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fines
Shakespeare
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sequestrations
The act or process of sequestering:
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mortifications
The act of mortifying.
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trials
The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof:
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deprivations
A removal of rank or office.
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reproofs
The act, an instance, or an expression of reproving; a rebuke.
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protections (antonym)
One that protects:
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encouragements (antonym)
The act of encouraging.
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rewards (antonym)
Money offered or given for some special service, such as the return of a lost article or the capture of a criminal.
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praises (antonym)
The definition of praise is communication about someone's good work or qualities.
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pardons (antonym)
The act of pardoning.
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impunities (antonym)
Freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm
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immunities (antonym)
Resistance to or protection against a specified disease; power to resist infection, esp. as a result of antibody formation
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exonerations (antonym)
An act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation
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acquittals (antonym)
The definition of acquittal is the legal act of dismissing charges brought against someone.
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releases (antonym)
A device to release a catch, etc., as for starting or stopping a machine
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freedoms (antonym)
Exemption or release from imprisonment
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sentences (related)
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime. [from 14th c.]
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executions (related)
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
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Punishments Sentence Examples

  • They deny the immortality of the soul and the punishments and rewards of Hades.

  • But even with regard to the expediency of such punishments we may have doubts.

  • There were certainly harsh punishments for such an act.

  • The developed doctrine is that those who die penitent and in faith may still have temporal punishments due because of their sins.

  • The sacred college had grown especially worldly and troublesome since the time of Sixtus IV., and Leo took advantage of a plot of several of its members to poison him, not only to inflict exemplary punishments by executing one and imprisoning several others, but also to make a radical change in the college.

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