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懲罰 — meaning in English

chōbatsu

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English meaning

  • penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
  • punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.

Senses

懲罰 is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • punish (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
  • 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.

penalty — full definition

  1. noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
  2. noun In sport, a free shot or kick awarded after a foul, or a punishment for breaking the rules of play.

punish — full definition

  1. verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
  2. verb To treat something harshly or subject it to a lot of strain.

Related Japanese words