Meaning Of The Word Punish

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What's The Definition Of Punish?

punish
verb: To punish a crime means to punish anyone who commits that crime.
verb: To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong.

punish in American English
to cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing
intransitive verb: to inflict punishment
transitive verb: to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault

punish in British English
verb: to force (someone) to undergo a penalty or sanction, such as imprisonment, fines, death, etc, for some crime or misdemeanour

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