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What is the difference between punition and punishment?

punition | punishment |

Punishment is a synonym of punition.



As nouns the difference between punition and punishment

is that punition is punishment while punishment is the act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

punition

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) punishment
  • (The Mirror for Magistrates)
    (Webster 1913) ----

    punishment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
  • (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling
  • a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment

    Synonyms

    * castigation * punition * beating

    Antonyms

    * reward

    Hyponyms

    * retribution

    Derived terms

    * corporal punishment * mirror punishment * (l)