as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
missing the field trip should be sufficient chastisement for the schoolyard fight
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Noun
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The work that matters now is not designing punishments for China.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
17 Apr. 2026 -
None of the students involved in a group chat that shared racist slurs and antisemitic speech have faced suspension or expulsion since the chats came to light five weeks ago and Nuñez announced stiff punishments were on the table.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Capitals are 17-7-1 in games their opponents commit more penalties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The other bill would decriminalize the substance, removing the current legal penalties that exist for anyone caught with some.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Chastisements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastisements. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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