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punish | infangthief |

As a verb punish

is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

As a noun infangthief is

the right of a lord to punish a thief caught within the bounds of his property.

punish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
  • To cause great harm to. (a punishing blow )
  • To dumb down severely or to the point of uselessness or near-uselessness.

    • Synonyms

    * (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct ) castigate

    Derived terms

    * punishable * punisher (noun ) * punishment (noun ) * (l) and (l) (through portmanteau with (etyl) )

    Related terms

    * pain

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    infangthief

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (shortened) * (l)

    Noun

    (head)
  • the right of a lord to punish a thief caught within the bounds of his property
  • * 1964 , Anthony Burgess, The Eve of St Venus :
    • The wrought-iron gates (infangthief and outfangthief in heavy balls on the gate-posts) were open for their hard-breathing entry.

    Related terms

    * outfangthief