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punizione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • imposition noun An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.
  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.

Senses

punizione is used for these senses in English:

  • imposition (UK, school, or, university, _, slang) A task imposed on a student as punishment.
  • punishment The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.

imposition — full definition

  1. noun An unwelcome demand or burden placed on someone.
  2. noun The act of officially establishing or enforcing something, such as a tax or rule.

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