When on campaign, however, a consul could inflict any punishment he saw fit on any soldier, officer, citizen, or ally.

The warden inflicted this punishment and the time spent here ranged from several hours to two weeks.

In the 18th century, cold branding or branding with cold irons became the mode of nominally inflicting the punishment on prisoners of higher rank.

The nasty plotters who were found guilty yesterday have inflicted misery on untold millions.

Sixteen per cent of their accommodation fails to meet basic safety and hygiene standards, inflicting misery on 120,000 families and at least as many students and multiple-occupancy households.

But justice won't be done until the bankers accused of inflicting misery for personal gain are in the dock.

She invited strangers to inflict pain or pleasure.

That has never compromised his readiness to inflict pain and humiliation on his opponents.

Leaders who inflict pain lose trust and dishearten their people.

Then she puts on rubber gloves, like a dentist about to inflict pain.

These render energy-intensive industries uncompetitive and inflict pain on households.

Of course, the lame-duck strike still managed to inflict suffering.

Broadly speaking, dharma means the right way of living, referred to by this community as 'mindfulness', an awareness of how human beings can inflict suffering on others.

In the dark and humid cellars of the fortress next to the dungeon walls now has been installed ancient devices that used to inflict suffering.

The prosecution office alleged that the soldiers and police officers tried not to inflict suffering on the prisoners.

The injustice and misery of this world are almost impossible at times to bear, and no amount of books will remedy a single instance of deliberately inflicted suffering.