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punishment

[puhn-ish-muhnt] / ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt /


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Lee suspended the carrying out of capital punishment in the southern state following the failed execution pending an independent investigation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

But you’re saying that the jurisprudence itself, the technologies, the sanitization of execution, every part of how we practice capital punishment has gone in the opposite direction.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Capital punishment is currently legal in 27 states and injections are the most common form of execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Their potential punishment has been debated, the future of the owners questioned and the feelings of the rest of the league - and wider football world - have been aired.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

General Philippe Pétain, who replaced Nivelle as commander in chief, dealt with the mutiny more through persuasion than punishment.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

The sanctions for City have not yet been decided but potential punishments include expulsion from the league, points deductions and fines.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

It also left corporate leaders in Mexico concerned that their companies could be next, given that the order contained few details on the compliance failures that led to the punishments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Any suggestion that the university did not impose consequential punishments for those involved is false,” Cornell’s Vice President for University Relations Kyle Kimball said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But while there have long been punishments for MRT passengers caught eating onboard, for example, rules on buses were typically company policies enforced by drivers, who could ask commuters to alight.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Bailey could count on very few punishments for his consistently outrageous behavior, for he was the pride of the Henderson/Johnson family.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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