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  1. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
    The word is the abstract substantivation of the verb to punish, which has been recorded in English since 1340, deriving from Old French puniss-, an extended form of the stem of punir "to punish", from Latin punire "inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense", earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment of great loss".
  2. false imprisonment
    (law) confinement without legal authority
    For example false imprisonment and political imprisonment are examples of where the authority has misused their power to impose punishments.

    [edit] Definitions
    [edit] In philosophy
    In common usage, the word "punishment" might be described as "an authorized imposition of deprivations — of freedom or privacy or other goods to which the person otherwise has a right, or the imposition of special burdens — because the person has been found guilty of some criminal violation, typically ...
  3. criminology
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
    The result was the reduction of punishment both in quantity and in severity, the appearance of the prison system, and the first attempts to study the psychology of crime and to distinguish between classes of criminals with a view to their improvement (see criminology, crime, juvenile delinquency).
  4. juvenile delinquency
    an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
    The result was the reduction of punishment both in quantity and in severity, the appearance of the prison system, and the first attempts to study the psychology of crime and to distinguish between classes of criminals with a view to their improvement (see criminology, crime, juvenile delinquency).
  5. deterrent
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
    Punishment can, therefore, be justified only insofar as it either protects society by removing temporarily or permanently one who has injured it, or acting as a deterrent, or aims at the moral regeneration of the criminal.
  6. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
    Most hierarchical organizations, such as military and police forces, or even churches, still apply quite rigid internal discipline, even with a judicial system of their own (court martial, canonical courts).
  7. imposition
    the act of enforcing something
    For example false imprisonment and political imprisonment are examples of where the authority has misused their power to impose punishments.

    [edit] Definitions
    [edit] In philosophy
    In common usage, the word "punishment" might be described as "an authorized imposition of deprivations — of freedom or privacy or other goods to which the person otherwise has a right, or the imposition of special burdens — because the person has been found guilty of some criminal violation, typically ...
  8. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
    The word is the abstract substantivation of the verb to punish, which has been recorded in English since 1340, deriving from Old French puniss-, an extended form of the stem of punir "to punish", from Latin punire "inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense", earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment of great loss".
  9. judicial system
    the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
    Most hierarchical organizations, such as military and police forces, or even churches, still apply quite rigid internal discipline, even with a judicial system of their own (court martial, canonical courts).
  10. penal code
    the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
    It began to be recognized also that stereotyped punishments, such as belong to penal codes, fail to take due account of the particular condition of an offence and the character and circumstances of the offender.
  11. punish
    impose a penalty on
    The word is the abstract substantivation of the verb to punish, which has been recorded in English since 1340, deriving from Old French puniss-, an extended form of the stem of punir "to punish", from Latin punire "inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense", earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment of great loss".
  12. isolating
    relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles
    Within human society, the purposes of punishments include educating individuals in the understanding of consequence in general, satisfying those who were the victims of the offence, and isolating and segregating individuals (incarceration) who appear to be incapable of living within society. [3] The effectiveness of punishment as a deterrent is debated.[4]
  13. penalty
    the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action
    The word is the abstract substantivation of the verb to punish, which has been recorded in English since 1340, deriving from Old French puniss-, an extended form of the stem of punir "to punish", from Latin punire "inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense", earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment of great loss".
  14. judicially
    in a judicial manner
    Criminals are punished judicially, by fines, corporal punishment or custodial sentences such as prison; detainees risk further punishments for breaches of internal rules.
  15. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
    In primitive society punishment was left to the individuals wronged or their families, and was vindictive or retributive: in quantity and quality it would bear no special relation to the character or gravity of the offense[citation needed].
  16. crime
    an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    Just deserts no doubt reflects this in modern theories of punishment.[citation needed]

    The concept of matching fair consequences to crimes is called justice.
  17. offending
    offending against or breaking a law or rule
    Extra chores or spanking are examples of positive punishment, while making an offending student lose recess or play privileges are examples of negative punishment.
  18. detainee
    a person held in custody
    Criminals are punished judicially, by fines, corporal punishment or custodial sentences such as prison; detainees risk further punishments for breaches of internal rules.
  19. delinquency
    nonpayment of a debt when due
    The result was the reduction of punishment both in quantity and in severity, the appearance of the prison system, and the first attempts to study the psychology of crime and to distinguish between classes of criminals with a view to their improvement (see criminology, crime, juvenile delinquency).
  20. punished
    subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
    Criminals are punished judicially, by fines, corporal punishment or custodial sentences such as prison; detainees risk further punishments for breaches of internal rules.
  21. death penalty
    putting a condemned person to death
    Punishments may range from citations and fines, up to incarceration and, for capital crimes, the death penalty.
  22. flogging
    beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
    But as the adjective Spartan still testifies, its wholly militarized rival Sparta was the harshest a state of law can be on its own citizens, e.g. crypteia (including flogging for being caught when stealing as ordered).
  23. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
    Punishment also has justifications, for example, in the western societies there are four fundamental justifications: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and incapacitation.[6]
  24. sociology
    the study and classification of human societies
    These latter problems are the province of criminal anthropology and criminal sociology, sciences so called because they view crime as the outcome of anthropological viz. social conditions.
  25. police force
    the force of policemen and officers
    Most hierarchical organizations, such as military and police forces, or even churches, still apply quite rigid internal discipline, even with a judicial system of their own (court martial, canonical courts).
  26. deity
    a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
    In the context of religion, penalties imposed by a deity or deities are called "divine punishment."
    a stimulus contingent on a response which results in a decrease in response strength (as evidenced by a decrease in the frequency of response).
  27. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
    Just deserts no doubt reflects this in modern theories of punishment.[citation needed]

    The concept of matching fair consequences to crimes is called justice.
  28. protective
    intended or adapted to provide safety of some kind
    On the one hand the retributive principle itself has been very largely superseded by the protective and the reformative; on the other punishments involving bodily pain have become objectionable to the general sense of society.
  29. offence
    a lack of politeness
    It began to be recognized also that stereotyped punishments, such as belong to penal codes, fail to take due account of the particular condition of an offence and the character and circumstances of the offender.
  30. penance
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for something
    Punishment may also be applied on moral, especially religious, grounds, as in penance (which is voluntary) or imposed in a theocracy with a religious police (as in a strict Islamic state like Iran or under the Taliban) or (though not a true theocracy) by Inquisition.

    [edit] History and rationale
    The progress of civilization has resulted in a change alike in the theory and in the method of punishment.
  31. wrong
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
    In primitive society punishment was left to the individuals wronged or their families, and was vindictive or retributive: in quantity and quality it would bear no special relation to the character or gravity of the offense[citation needed].
  32. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
    For example false imprisonment and political imprisonment are examples of where the authority has misused their power to impose punishments.

    [edit] Definitions
    [edit] In philosophy
    In common usage, the word "punishment" might be described as "an authorized imposition of deprivations — of freedom or privacy or other goods to which the person otherwise has a right, or the imposition of special burdens — because the person has been found guilty of some criminal violation, typically ...
  33. severity
    excessive sternness
    The result was the reduction of punishment both in quantity and in severity, the appearance of the prison system, and the first attempts to study the psychology of crime and to distinguish between classes of criminals with a view to their improvement (see criminology, crime, juvenile delinquency).
  34. hanging
    the act of suspending something
    In his 1975 book Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault describes in detail the evolution of punishment from hanging, drawing and quartering of medieval times to the modern systems of fines and prisons.
  35. organization
    a methodical and orderly manner or approach
    Most hierarchical organizations, such as military and police forces, or even churches, still apply quite rigid internal discipline, even with a judicial system of their own (court martial, canonical courts).
  36. victim
    an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
    Within human society, the purposes of punishments include educating individuals in the understanding of consequence in general, satisfying those who were the victims of the offence, and isolating and segregating individuals (incarceration) who appear to be incapable of living within society. [3] The effectiveness of punishment as a deterrent is debated.[4]
  37. risk
    a source of danger
    Criminals are punished judicially, by fines, corporal punishment or custodial sentences such as prison; detainees risk further punishments for breaches of internal rules.
  38. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    In the context of religion, penalties imposed by a deity or deities are called "divine punishment."
    a stimulus contingent on a response which results in a decrease in response strength (as evidenced by a decrease in the frequency of response).
Created on Thu Sep 16 21:53:35 EDT 2010

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