NounSingular punishment Plural punishments punishment (plural punishments)
SynonymsDerived termsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Punishment is the practice of imposing something unpleasant or aversive on a person or animal or property, usually in response to disobedience, defiance, or behavior deemed morally wrong by individual, governmental, or religious principles. DefinitionsIn philosophyIn common usage, the word "punishment" might be described as "an authorized imposition of deprivations — of freedom or privacy or other goods to which the person otherwise has a right, or the imposition of special burdens — because the person has been found guilty of some criminal violation, typically (though not invariably) involving harm to the innocent." (according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Augustine confessions, every inordinate act carries its own punishment. In lawThe most common applications are in legal and similarly 'regulated' contexts, being the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed, i.e. for transgressing a law or command (including prohibitions) given by some authority (such as an educator, employer or supervisor, public or private official). From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Whats the difference between punishment and torture? Q. Can punishment become torture after a point? If so, when does punishment become torture? Asked by curious_inquisitor - Sun Aug 19 12:22:31 2007 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Punishment is done for correction or as retribution for a wrongdoing. Torture is done specifically to cause suffering, usually severe suffering. However, torture is also a subjective concept and to a certain point, so is punishment. What is considered punishment by some may be considered tortured by others and vice versa. There are some universal concepts: pinching the sh!t out of someone with pliers would be considered torture. Jail is considered punishment. But there are variations: in a sadomasochistic relationship, the pliers might be considered punishment (and they work well; no one wants to risk those bad boys twice) and to inmates, jail is definitely considered "torture." I suppose the line is wherever you and your culture draws it.… [cont.] Answered by SinDelle H - Sun Aug 19 13:00:57 2007 What is the punishment for being charged with racing on a highway causing death? Q. My friend received this charge in Texas, id like to know the minimum and maximum punishment for this. Asked by Daniel M - Wed Jul 23 21:15:49 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. I'm sure it will be classified as involuntary vehicular manslaughter. It could be life and it could be less than 5 years. It will depend on the judge and how good your friends attorney is and how he decides to plea. Find a new friend, he'll be gone awhile. I'm sure the family of the individual he/she killed will be looking for him when he gets out of prison. Answered by Popeye420 - Wed Jul 23 21:25:11 2008 What was the punishment for commiting homosexual acts in the UK before 1967?
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