ποινή — meaning in English
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English meaning
- pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
- 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.
- time noun The ongoing flow of existence in which events happen — what clocks and calendars measure in seconds, hours, days and years.
- wergeld noun (historical, law) A payment made to a victim, or their family, to make up for an injury or killing, set by the victim's rank.
Senses
ποινή is used for these senses in English:
- pain (uncountable, dated) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
- penalty A legal sentence.
- punishment A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
- time (countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
- wergeld (historical, especially in Germanic, _, legal) Compensation thus determined and paid; a reparative payment.
pain — full definition
- noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
- noun Mental or emotional suffering.
- noun Informal term for an irritating or troublesome person or situation.
- verb To cause someone physical or emotional suffering.
penalty — full definition
- noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
- noun In sport, a free shot or kick awarded after a foul, or a punishment for breaking the rules of play.
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