2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense. [ 1913 Webster ]
I never gave them condign punishment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The rewards and punishments of another life. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Law) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. [ Colloq. or Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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