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rangaistus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • castigation noun Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
  • correction noun The act of fixing a mistake, or the fix itself.
  • penal adj Relating to punishment, especially punishment set out by law.
  • penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.
  • retribution noun Punishment given out of a sense of justice or revenge for a wrong that was done.
  • sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
  • wrath noun Intense anger, often with a desire for revenge.

Senses

rangaistus is used for these senses in English:

  • castigation (archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
  • correction (chiefly, in plural) Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
  • penal Of or relating to punishment.
  • penalty A legal sentence.
  • penalty (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
  • retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
  • sentence A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
  • wrath (uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.

castigation — full definition

  1. noun Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
  2. noun Severe criticism.
  3. noun Emendation; correction.

correction — full definition

  1. noun The act of fixing a mistake, or the fix itself.
  2. noun A drop in stock market prices after a period of gains, typically at least 10%.
  3. noun Punishment intended to improve someone's behavior.

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