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chastisement

noun

  1. infliction of corporal punishment as defined by law
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Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/ / /ˈt͡ʃæstɪzmənt/ / /t͡ʃæˈstaɪzmənt/

noun

Etymology: Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō

  1. The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.

    Besides, the King hath wasted all his rods On late offenders, that he now doth lack The very instruments of chastisement; So that his power, like to a fangless lion, May offer, but not hold.

    But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

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