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Наказание |
Pronunciation : Pun"ish*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of punishing.
2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense. I never gave them condign punishment. Shak. The rewards and punishments of another life. Locke.
3. (Law)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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