chastisement

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• Chastisement — is the infliction of corporal punishment. Contents 1 Minors 2 Wives 3 References 4 See also Minors …   Wikipedia

• Chastisement — Chas tise*ment, n. [From {Chastise}.] The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment. [1913 Webster] Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars, On equal terms to give him chastesement! Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chastisement — index condemnation (blame), correction (punishment), discipline (punishment), obloquy, phillipic …   Law dictionary

• chastisement — [[t]tʃæsta͟ɪzmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N Chastisement is the same as punishment. [OLD FASHIONED] …   English dictionary

• chastisement — chastise ► VERB ▪ reprimand severely. DERIVATIVES chastisement noun chastiser noun …   English terms dictionary

• chastisement — noun see chastise …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chastisement — See chastisable. * * * …   Universalium

• chastisement — noun a) The act of chastising. b) A rebuke …   Wiktionary

• chastisement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something, such as loss, pain, or confinement, imposed for wrongdoing: castigation, correction, discipline, penalty, punishment. See REWARD …   English dictionary for students

• chastisement — chas·tise·ment || tʃæstɪzmÉ™nt n. severe punishment; harsh criticism …   English contemporary dictionary

• chastisement — n. Punishment, chastening, correction …   New dictionary of synonyms