{
    "term": "punishment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an act or a way of punishing somebody",
            "sensetop": "punishment for somethingpunishment for doing somethingas (a) punishmentpunishment of somebody",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to inflict/impose/mete out punishment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to deserve/face/escape punishment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is the punishment for murder?",
                    "contextForm": "punishment for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt sure that it was a punishment for my sin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Punishments for killing the king's deer were severe.",
                    "contextForm": "punishment for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The punishment should fit the crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sent to his room as a punishment.",
                    "contextForm": "as (a) punishment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had to tidy the classroom as punishment for being late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "new approaches to the punishment of offenders",
                    "contextForm": "punishment of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was compelled on pain of punishment to answer the question."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Take your punishment like a man."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They use a system of reward and punishment to discipline their children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He believed that certain forms of physical punishment could be effective in some cases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The refugees could not return without fear of punishment."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "rough treatment",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The carpet by the door takes the most punishment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/",
                "audio": "pu/punishment/punishment__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/",
                "audio": "pu/punishment/punishment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French punissement, from the verb punir ‘punish’, from Latin punire, from poena ‘penalty’."
}