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punición — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.
  • sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.

Senses

punición is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • sentence A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

sentence — full definition

  1. noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
  2. noun The punishment given to someone found guilty of a crime.
  3. verb To formally give a punishment to someone convicted of a crime.

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