punition

English

Etymology

From Latin punitio: compare French punition. See punish.

Noun

punition (countable and uncountable, plural punitions)

1. (obsolete) punishment
   • 1559, “Tresilian”, in George Ferrers, editor, The Mirror for Magistrates:

     Yee judges vpon earth, let our iuste punitions
     Teach you to shake off bribes, and kepe your handes pure.

   • 1845, The English Review, volume 4, page 145:

     The corrections of the scholars consist of penitences and punitions; the former are, keeping a boy standing, or on his knees, or in an ignominious place; the latter are pensums (i. e. impositions), or, rarely, the use of a leather thong on the hand.

Related terms

• penal, also read Penal code on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• punishment
• punitive
• punitively
• impunity
• punitive damages on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “punition”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• unipoint

French

Etymology

From Latin pūnītiōnem (“punishment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.ni.sjɔ̃/

• Audio; “une punition”:

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Noun

punition f (plural punitions)

1. punishment
2. (sports) penalty

Derived terms

• autopunition

Related terms

• punir

Further reading

• “punition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

punition f (plural punitions)

1. punishment