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From Latin pūnīre (to punish) and poena (penalty, pain), from Greek poinḗ. Variants include pen- and pain-. The semantic range spans legal punishment (punish, punitive, penal, penalty), moral reckoning (repent, repentance), and physical suffering (pain, painful). Impunity means escaping without punishment.
Associated Words
death-penalty
The legal punishment of execution
impunity
Freedom from punishment or bad consequences
nonpunitive
Not intended as punishment
pain
An unpleasant physical or emotional feeling; to cause suffering
pain-filled
Full of pain or suffering
pain-free
Without any pain
pain-killing
Capable of reducing or eliminating pain
pain-relieving
Having the effect of relieving pain
painful
Causing physical or emotional pain; unpleasant to experience
painfully
In a way that causes pain or distress
painkiller
A medicine taken to reduce or relieve pain
painless
Not causing pain; easy and effortless
painlessly
Without causing pain; easily
painstaking
Done with great care and attention to detail; very thorough
painstakingly
With great care and thoroughness
penal
Relating to legal punishment
penalize
To impose a penalty for breaking a rule
penalty
A punishment or fine for breaking a rule or law
penance
Voluntary self-punishment to show regret; a Christian sacrament of confession
penitent
Feeling sincere remorse for wrongdoing; a person who repents
penmate
A pen pal; someone one corresponds with in writing
penname
A fictitious name used by a writer; a pseudonym
punish
To impose a penalty on someone for wrongdoing
punishable
Deserving or subject to punishment; 应受惩罚的,可处罚的
punished
Having received punishment for an offense; 受到惩罚的
punisher
One who inflicts punishment; 惩罚者,执法者
punishment
A penalty imposed for wrongdoing; the act of punishing
punitive
Intended as punishment; extremely harsh; 惩罚性的,严厉的
punitively
In a punishing or severely penalizing way; 惩罚性地,严厉地
repent
To feel deep regret for one's sins or wrongdoings
repentance
Deep regret and sorrow for past wrongdoing
repentant
Feeling sincere regret for wrongdoing
subpoena
A legal writ ordering court appearance or evidence production; to issue such a writ
unpunished
Not having received punishment
unrepentant
Feeling no regret or remorse for wrongdoing