| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abuse | treat with cruelty or violence |
| 2. | admonish | warn or scold firmly |
| 3. | amerce | punish by imposing a fine |
| 4. | avenge | punish to right a wrong |
| 5. | batter | hit repeatedly and violently |
| 6. | bawl out | scold loudly and angrily |
| 7. | beat | strike repeatedly as punishment |
| 8. | belt | hit hard with a belt |
| 9. | berate | scold angrily and at length |
| 10. | blacklist | bar from opportunities as punishment |
| 11. | boycott | refuse dealings as punishment |
| 12. | bring to justice | punish through legal process |
| 13. | cane | beat with a cane |
| 14. | castigate | punish or criticize severely |
| 15. | censure | express strong official disapproval |
| 16. | chastise | rebuke or punish severely |
| 17. | chew out | scold angrily |
| 18. | clamp down on | enforce rules more harshly |
| 19. | clobber | hit hard and repeatedly |
| 20. | come down on | punish or criticize harshly |
| 21. | correct | punish to improve behavior |
| 22. | crack down on | punish more strictly |
| 23. | demote | reduce in rank as punishment |
| 24. | deport | expel from a country |
| 25. | detain | hold back as punishment |
| 26. | disciplinary action | official punishment for misconduct |
| 27. | discipline | correct through training or punishment |
| 28. | dismiss | remove from a job as penalty |
| 29. | dock | deduct pay as punishment |
| 30. | dress down | scold severely |
| 31. | exile | banish as punishment |
| 32. | expel | force out as punishment |
| 33. | fine | charge money as a penalty |
| 34. | fire | dismiss from employment |
| 35. | flog | beat with a whip |
| 36. | forfeit | lose as a penalty |
| 37. | get back at | punish as payback |
| 38. | give a beating | beat as punishment |
| 39. | give a dressing-down | scold severely |
| 40. | give a hiding | beat as punishment |
| 41. | give a lesson | punish to teach consequences |
| 42. | give a telling-off | scold sharply |
| 43. | give a tongue-lashing | scold harshly |
| 44. | ground | restrict a child as punishment |
| 45. | harass | subject to persistent attacks |
| 46. | haul over the coals | reprimand severely |
| 47. | hold accountable | make responsible and punishable |
| 48. | ill-treat | treat cruelly or badly |
| 49. | impound | seize and hold as penalty |
| 50. | imprison | put in prison |
| 51. | incarcerate | confine in prison |
| 52. | jail | put in jail |
| 53. | lash | strike repeatedly as punishment |
| 54. | levy | impose a tax or fine |
| 55. | lock up | put in prison |
| 56. | make an example of | punish to deter others |
| 57. | make atone | force to make amends |
| 58. | make pay | force to suffer consequences |
| 59. | make suffer | cause to suffer as punishment |
| 60. | maltreat | treat badly; abuse |
| 61. | mulct | extract money as a penalty |
| 62. | oppress | keep down by harsh control |
| 63. | ostracize | exclude as a punishment |
| 64. | pay back | punish in return |
| 65. | penalize | impose a penalty on |
| 66. | persecute | treat cruelly over time |
| 67. | prosecute | pursue legal action against |
| 68. | pummel | hit repeatedly with force |
| 69. | punitive action | action meant to punish |
| 70. | ream out | scold harshly |
| 71. | rebuke | criticize sharply for misconduct |
| 72. | relegate | assign to a lower position |
| 73. | remand | send back into custody |
| 74. | reprimand | officially scold for wrongdoing |
| 75. | reprove | criticize to correct behavior |
| 76. | retaliate against | punish in return |
| 77. | rough up | beat up as punishment |
| 78. | sack | dismiss from a job |
| 79. | sanction | impose an official penalty on |
| 80. | scold | criticize angrily |
| 81. | sentence | declare a legal punishment for |
| 82. | shun | avoid as punishment |
| 83. | slap | hit with an open hand |
| 84. | smack | hit as punishment |
| 85. | spank | slap as punishment |
| 86. | take revenge on | punish to get revenge |
| 87. | take to task | reprimand for a fault |
| 88. | take to the woodshed | punish or scold severely |
| 89. | teach a lesson | punish to correct behavior |
| 90. | thrash | beat severely as punishment |
| 91. | thump | hit heavily as punishment |
| 92. | tick off | scold or reprimand |
| 93. | torment | cause severe suffering to |
| 94. | torture | inflict severe pain on |
| 95. | upbraid | scold for a fault |
| 96. | victimize | treat as a victim unjustly |
| 97. | visit retribution on | punish as retribution |
| 98. | wallop | hit hard as punishment |
| 99. | whip | strike with a whip |
| 100. | withhold pay | refuse wages as penalty |
