[ˈpʌnɪʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code
(e.g: I have done wrong and I'm being punished for it)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French puniss-, lengthened stem of punir ‘punish’, from Latin punire, from poena ‘penalty’