exemplary punishment

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• exemplary punishment —    death by hanging    Not being made an example by having to stand in the corner for a few minutes:     Few people want to take direct responsibility for hanging; understandably they prefer abstractions course of justice , debt to society ,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• exemplary — [eg zem′plə rē, igzem′plə rē; eg′zem plər΄ē] adj. [LL exemplaris: see EXEMPLAR] 1. serving as a model or example; worth imitating [exemplary behavior] 2. serving as a warning or deterrent [exemplary punishment] 3. serving as a sample, instance,… …   English World dictionary

• exemplary — adjective Date: circa 1507 1. a. serving as a pattern b. deserving imitation ; commendable < his courage was exemplary >; also deserving imitation because of excellence < they serve exemplary pastries G. V. Higgins > 2. serving as a warning ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exemplary — [[t]ɪgze̱mpləri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as exemplary, you think they are extremely good. Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n An exemplary punishment is …   English dictionary

• exemplary — ex|em|pla|ry [ıgˈzempləri] adj 1.) excellent and providing a good example for people to follow ▪ a company with an exemplary record on environmental issues 2.) [only before noun] an exemplary punishment is very severe and is intended to stop… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exemplary — ex|em|pla|ry [ ıg zempləri ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) excellent, or done in a way that other people should try to copy: Her patience is exemplary. 2. ) an exemplary punishment is extremely severe, so that other people will be afraid to commit a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exemplary — adjective 1 excellent and providing a good example for people to follow: praised for their exemplary behaviour 2 (only before noun) severe and intended to be a warning: an exemplary punishment …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• exemplary — UK [ɪɡˈzemplərɪ] / US adjective formal 1) excellent or done in a way that other people should try to copy Her patience is exemplary. 2) an exemplary punishment is extremely severe, so that other people will be afraid to commit a similar crime …   English dictionary

• exemplary damages — see damage 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. exemplary damages …   Law dictionary

• Exemplary — Ex em*pla*ry, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See {Exemplar}.] 1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct. [1913 Webster] [Bishops ] lives and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Exemplary damages — Exemplary Ex em*pla*ry, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See {Exemplar}.] 1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct. [1913 Webster] [Bishops ] lives …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English