punition
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of punition
1375–1425; late Middle English punicioun < Middle French punition < Latin pūnītiōn-, stem of pūnītiō punishment, equivalent to pūnīt ( us ) (past participle of pūnīre to punish ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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From The New Yorker
Une ingénieure en moins en France, voilà leur punition.
From New York Times
La récompense, la punition, la gloire et l'infamie soumises à ses volontés sont quatre espèces de divinités avec lesquelles le législateur peut toujours opérer le bien public et créer des hommes illustres en tous les genres.
From Project Gutenberg
By these her ungodly doings hitherto she hath most worthily deserved our high indignation and displeasure, and thereto no less pain and punition than by the order of the laws of our realm doth appertain in case of high treason, unless our mercy and clemency should be shewed in that behalf.
From Project Gutenberg
"Peut-être fallait-il que la punition des imprudens et des faibles fut confiée à la malignité, car la pure vertu n'eût jamais été assez cruelle."
From Project Gutenberg
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