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{
"term": "punishment",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an act or a way of punishing somebody",
"sensetop": "punishment for somethingpunishment for doing somethingas (a) punishmentpunishment of somebody",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to inflict/impose/mete out punishment"
},
{
"text": "to deserve/face/escape punishment"
},
{
"text": "What is the punishment for murder?",
"contextForm": "punishment for something"
},
{
"text": "I felt sure that it was a punishment for my sin."
},
{
"text": "Punishments for killing the king's deer were severe.",
"contextForm": "punishment for doing something"
},
{
"text": "There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones."
},
{
"text": "The punishment should fit the crime."
},
{
"text": "He was sent to his room as a punishment.",
"contextForm": "as (a) punishment"
},
{
"text": "She had to tidy the classroom as punishment for being late."
},
{
"text": "new approaches to the punishment of offenders",
"contextForm": "punishment of somebody"
},
{
"text": "He was compelled on pain of punishment to answer the question."
},
{
"text": "Take your punishment like a man."
},
{
"text": "They use a system of reward and punishment to discipline their children."
},
{
"text": "He believed that certain forms of physical punishment could be effective in some cases."
},
{
"text": "The refugees could not return without fear of punishment."
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "rough treatment",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The carpet by the door takes the most punishment."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment."
},
{
"text": "Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/",
"audio": "pu/punishment/punishment__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/",
"audio": "pu/punishment/punishment__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French punissement, from the verb punir ‘punish’, from Latin punire, from poena ‘penalty’."
}