Usually means: Consequences imposed for breaking rules.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. punishments: Merriam-Webster
  2. punishments: Collins English Dictionary
  3. punishments: Vocabulary.com
  4. Punishments, punishment's, punishments: Wordnik
  5. punishments: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. punishments: Wiktionary
  7. punishments: Dictionary.com
  8. Punishments: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Punishments: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. punishments: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. Punishments: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Punishments: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Punishments: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Punishments: Idioms

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Punishments: Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (punishment)

noun:  The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
noun:  A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
noun:  A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
noun:  (figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
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