Word Finder - punishes

definition

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

example

If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.

synonyms

• castigate

definition

To treat harshly and unfairly.

synonyms

• mistreat

definition

To handle or beat severely; to maul.

definition

To consume a large quantity of.

It has cognizance of scandalous offences by laymen and punishes them by deprivation of religious privileges.

The Larceny Act of 1861 punishes the breaking into, or out of, a place of divine worship in the same way as burglary, and the theft of things sacred in the same way as larceny.

A foreign subject implicated in a criminal suit cannot be pursued or molested in any way unless there exist full proofs of his having taken part in the crime imputed to him, and should he be duly convicted of the crime, he is handed over to his legation, which either sends him back to his own country to undergo the punishment established by law, or, according to more recent usage, punishes him in Persia by fine, imprisonment, &c. In this respect the powers of the foreign representatives in Persia, now numbering ten (Great Britain, Russia, France, Turkey, Austria-Hungary, Germany, United States of America, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands) vary considerably, some having the power of condemning a criminal to death, while others cannot do more than fine and imprison for short periods.

His brother is Anteros, the god of mutual love, who punishes those who do not return the love of others, without which Eros could not thrive; he is sometimes described as the opponent of Eros.

No, says Marcion, but on the contrary - punishes them in his hell !

When God punishes he does so as a craftsman who uses a blast furnace to refine the metal he is working with.

It is obviously on the. face of it an atrocious practice because it indiscriminately punishes men who are completely guiltless of any war crime.

Workers quickly sour on a boss who plays favorites or punishes scapegoats.

Yet it is in this religion of Zeus that we see most clearly the achievement of progressive morality; Zeus himself punishes and abolishes the savage practice; the story related by Plutarch, 2 how a kid was substituted miraculously for Helen when she was led to the altar to be offered, is a remarkably close parallel to the biblical legend of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac.

The field marshal is angry with the Emperor and he punishes us all, isn't it logical?

Terrible examples have taught you how he punishes disobedience and crime.

If he swore at the referee then he deserves everything that Laws punishes him with.

Never Let Me Go MaryAnn punishes Tara's rejection by warping the others emotions against her.

Just like the body adjusts to going to bed and waking up at a certain time (and punishes you if you deviate too much), you can get conditioned to hitting peak performance around your workouts.