punishment
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Capital punishment may be “alive” in the United States, but it is not well.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Scotland became the first part of the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s with a ban on parents smacking their children becoming law in 2020.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“The punishment should fit the offense. You’d agree with that, right?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
A trial could cost as much as $3 million in legal fees and run the risk of greater punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The silent treatment would be Ophie’s punishment, but for now Mama seemed more intent on getting them out of the attic than anything else.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing punishment
Psychology
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The House of Hades
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