Words similar to punishment

Example sentences for: punishment

How can you use “punishment” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Punishment of children, the article recounts, "should be unpleasant, memorable, and inflicted at a time that is convenient for the parent."
Big and small explanatory facts (how airport security works, the percentage of people who screen each phone call, why women reject technology jobs), and problematic issues (animal rights, standards for criminal punishment) come together in a virtual Journal of Pragmatism.
The Wall Street Journal places atop its "Worldwide" box the Energy Department's decision to seek punishment in a botched nuclear-espionage investigation, a story fronted by USAT and the NYT .
A fascinating story describes and denounces solitary confinement, a punishment now inflicted on 8 percent to 10 percent of prison inmates.
Do you think that punishment fits that crime?