Contains

• corporal punishment

  The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crim...

• correction

  The act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received".

• self-punishment

  Punishment inflicted on yourself.

• castigation

  Verbal punishment.

• cruel and unusual punishment

  Punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution;...

• detention

  A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the...

• economic strangulation

  Punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the...

• imprisonment

  Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.

• music

  Punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine".

• stick

  Threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot".

• penance

  Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing.