penalisation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

penalisation - the act of punishing penalization, penalty, punishmentsocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group actionchastisement, castigation - verbal punishmentcorporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crimecruel and unusual punishment - punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committeddetention - a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"discipline, correction - the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"economic strangulation - punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party"imprisonment - putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishmentmedicine, music - punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine"self-punishment - punishment inflicted on yourselfstick - threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"self-abasement, self-mortification, penance - voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

Translations

Bestrafung