| amerce |
to punish by a fine or penalty, esp. a penalty not specified in law. |
| blister |
to scold or punish harshly. [1/5 definitions] |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. [1/2 definitions] |
| correct |
to show the mistakes of; scold; punish. [1/5 definitions] |
| discipline |
to punish in order to correct behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| ferule |
to punish using a ferule. [1/2 definitions] |
| flagellate |
to punish or drive by harsh methods. [1/4 definitions] |
| keelhaul |
to punish (someone) by submerging and dragging under the bottom of a vessel and up the other side. [2 definitions] |
| pay |
to get revenge on; punish. [1/16 definitions] |
| pillory |
a wooden structure that had holes for holding a person's head and hands. Pillories were used in early America to punish people who had broken the law by having them displayed in this way and be laughed at by the public. |
| revenge |
the desire to retaliate or punish for an offense. [1/5 definitions] |
| scourge |
a whip used to punish people. [1/4 definitions] |
| stone |
to throw stones at to punish or kill. [1/6 definitions] |
| tar and feather |
to punish or humiliate by covering with tar and feathers. |
| threat |
a statement that someone will harm or punish some person or group. |
| threaten |
to say that you will harm or punish some person or group if something that you demand is not done. |
| vigilance committee |
a group of citizens that illegally assumes authority to punish crime because of dissatisfaction with or absence of the usual law-enforcement agencies. |
| vigilante |
one who seeks to avenge a crime or injury or to punish a suspected criminal without legal authority or due process. |
| whip |
to punish or chastise in this manner. [1/13 definitions] |