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punishment meaning in Spanish

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punishment [punishments] (act of punishing)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]
[US: ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]

castigonoun
{m}
He deserves the punishment. = Se merece el castigo.

punishment [punishments] (suffering imposed as retribution)
noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]
[US: ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]

penitencianoun
{f}

capital punishment (punishment by death, see also: death penalty)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]

castigo capitalnoun
{m}

pena capitalnoun
{f}

corporal punishment (form of punishment achieved by inflicting blows to the offender's body)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.pə.rəl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]
[US: ˈkɔːr.pə.rəl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]

castigo corporalnoun
{m}