English-Estonian translations for punishment

• karistus
  Karistuse põhjuseks oli õlle joomine. The reason for the punishment was drinking beer.
  Surmanuhtlus on julm ja ebainimlik karistus. The death penalty is a cruel and inhuman punishment.
  Surmanuhtlus on kõige ebainimlikum ja julmem karistus. The death penalty is the most inhuman and savage punishment.

Definition of punishment

• The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction
• A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution

Examples

• a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment

Related words

• punishment penalty
• punishment cell
• capital punishment
• corporal punishment
• mirror punishment
• Tantalus’s punishment
• exempt from punishment
• self punishment