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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Under the new agreement, brand-limiting NCAA punishments against any of those three programs would trigger the same 30% reduction, while men’s hockey would be subject to a smaller, 20% cut.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
The possible punishments for being found in contempt of Congress is a fine of up to $100,000 and prison time of no more than 12 months.—
Mike Stunson,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Special teams were the order of the day, with both teams whistled for seven penalties in the 60-plus minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Miami's special teams got a lot of production from returner Malik Washington, but had numerous penalties and breakdowns in coverage, including a costly roughing the punter call against Buffalo in Week 3.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Chastisements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastisements. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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