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penology: 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"

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