punizione

Definitions of punizione
  1. noun
    the act of punishing
    synonyms: pena, sanzione
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    castigo, penitenza
    verbal punishment
    penitenza
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
    bastonatura, flagellazione, fustigazione, pestata, sferzata, sonata
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    condanna a morte, esecuzione
    putting a condemned person to death
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