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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

hostage collapse: a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

cuff collapse: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg; hit with the hand

garrote collapse: an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation; strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain"

penance collapse: a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing

guillotine collapse: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people; kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"

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

trot out collapse: bring out and show for inspection and admiration; "His novel trots out a rich heiress"; "always able to trot out some new excuse"

decapitate collapse: cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"

roll out collapse: flatten or spread with a roller; "roll out the paper"; straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

corporal punishment collapse: the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

whack collapse: the sound made by a sharp swift blow; hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

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"

brandish collapse: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"; exhibit aggressively; "brandish a sword"

lashing collapse: rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"; violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"

flaunt collapse: the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"; display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"

revenge collapse: take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"

titular collapse: of or associated with or bearing a title signifying status or function; "titular dignitaries"; derived from a title; "performed well in the titular (or title) role"; "the titular theme of the book"; of or associated with or bearing a title signifying nobility; "of titular rank"; of or relating to a legal title to something; "titulary rights"

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