| agent provocateur |
(French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker. |
| answer |
to endure punishment or hardship as a result of one's deeds (usu. fol. by "for"). [1/9 definitions] |
| avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering as retribution for; take vengeance for. [2 definitions] |
| bastinado |
an Oriental method of punishment involving blows to the soles of the feet or buttocks with a stick. [1/4 definitions] |
| beating |
severe physical violence done as punishment or during a confrontation, usu. with blows from fists or a blunt instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| beat the rap |
(slang) to escape punishment. |
| bill of attainder |
a legislative act in which a person is found guilty, without trial, of a crime, esp. treason, and condemned to capital punishment. |
| black book |
a real or imaginary notebook containing names of people, usu. recorded for future censure or punishment. |
| caning |
the practice of using a thin, somewhat flexible stick to strike a person as a form of punishment. |
| capital punishment |
punishment, of a crime such as murder, by death. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. [1/3 definitions] |
| condemn |
to order punishment to be given to; convict or sentence. [1/5 definitions] |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, esp. of punishment or reprimand. |
| corporal punishment |
punishment inflicted directly on the body of the offender, such as flogging. |
| correction |
punishment in the interest of improvement. [1/3 definitions] |
| cover |
(informal) to protect someone from punishment or censure by providing an excuse or alibi (usu. fol. by "for"). [2/21 definitions] |
| criminal law |
that area of law having to do with crime and its punishment. |
| Daniel |
according to the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet employed at the Babylonian court who was cast into a lions' den as a punishment for disobedience, but emerged unharmed. [1/2 definitions] |
| death penalty |
a sentence of death as punishment for a crime; capital punishment. |
| demerit |
a mark made on a person's record because of some fault, misconduct, offense, or failure, often leading to punishment or a loss of privileges. [1/2 definitions] |
| deserve |
to be worthy or suited for something given such as a reward, punishment, or other requital. [1/2 definitions] |