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penology collapse: the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

nemesis collapse: (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

retribution collapse: the act of correcting for your wrongdoing; a justly deserved penalty

correction collapse: the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right; treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses"; a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"; something substituted for an error; a rebuke for making a mistake; a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

penalty collapse: (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game; the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"; a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

judgment collapse: the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"; (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it; the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions; an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

scourge collapse: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor); punish severely; excoriate

pay collapse: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"; give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"; discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"; do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"; make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back"; render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call"; be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

pain collapse: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"; emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness"; a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"; a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"; cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"

take care collapse: be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"; be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"

while collapse: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

thoroughness collapse: conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task

leave no stone unturned collapse: search thoroughly and exhaustively; "The police left no stone unturned in looking for the President's murderer"

discipline collapse: training to improve strength or self-control; the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"; the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";; a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"; punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"; train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"

muscle collapse: authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign"; animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells; one of the contractile organs of the body; make one's way by force; "He muscled his way into the office"

suffering collapse: feelings of mental or physical pain; misery resulting from affliction; troubled by pain or loss; "suffering refugees"

diligence collapse: conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation; persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

discomfort collapse: an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; the state of being tense and feeling pain

misery collapse: a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"; a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune; "the misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable"

attempt collapse: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

effort collapse: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

endeavor collapse: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

energy collapse: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"; enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"; forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"; (physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms"; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

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