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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

group action go
action taken by a group of people

social control go
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action

punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
the act of punishing

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castigation, chastisement go
verbal punishment
corporal punishment go
the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
cruel and unusual punishment go
punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
detention go
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
correction, discipline go
the act of punishing
economic strangulation go
punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them
imprisonment go
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
music, medicine go
punishment for one's actions
self-punishment go
punishment inflicted on yourself
stick go
threat of a penalty
penance, self-mortification, self-abasement go
voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing