infliction

Definitions

in- (upon) + flict (strike) + -ion (act of) = "the act of striking a blow upon someone." It is simply the noun of inflict — the dealing out of pain or punishment. Far more formal and rarer than the verb, met mostly in legal or literary phrasing.

Common Collocations

• 1.infliction of pain施加痛苦
• 2.infliction of punishment施加惩罚
• 3.intentional infliction故意造成

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He was sued for the intentional infliction of emotional distress.

• 2.

  The treaty banned the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment.