What does "punish" mean?
Punish: To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
Additional senses
- 2.To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low] See Chasten.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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