1 [U,C] ~ (for sth) an act or a way of punishing sb:
to inflict / impose / mete out punishment * What is the punishment for murder? * There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones. * The punishment should fit the crime. * He was sent to his room as a punishment.
seealsoCAPITALPUNISHMENT, CORPORALPUNISHMENT
2 [U] rough treatment:
The carpet by the door takes the most punishment.
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