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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No such cruel punition as that of forcing a dull pupil to learn an additional task, or of sentencing him to strain his eyes copying four or five hundred lines, is ever dreamed of.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
Send then Thy snowy white dove peace-bringing, Unto Thy faithful Thy token winging, Olive-branch fair of Thy summer's fruition After the deluge of sin's punition!
From Poems and Songs by Palmer, Arthur Hubbell
"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 Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
"La plus grande punition infligée à l'homme, c'est faire souffrir ce qu'il aime, en voulant frapper ce qu'il hait."
From Roden's Corner by Merriman, Henry Seton
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