punishment

a penalty or a period of time in prison given to someone as an official punishment for breaking the law

castigo, pena, condena

• receive/get a punishment

Collocations criminal punishment · legal punishment

• He received a severe punishment for his crime.

  Recibió un castigo severo por su crimen.

a way of punishing someone, especially a child, to teach them that they have done something wrong

castigo, disciplina, corrección

• give somebody a punishment

Collocations parental punishment · disciplinary punishment

• She gave her son a punishment for breaking the window.

  Le dio un castigo a su hijo por romper la ventana.

an action taken to hurt someone who has done something bad or unpleasant to you, especially in war

represalia, venganza, castigo

• take/receive a punishment

Collocations military punishment · retaliatory punishment

• The country took severe punishments against the enemy.

  El país tomó severas represalias contra el enemigo.