"punishment" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

punishment sustantivo

sustantivo + punishment
Kolokacji: 4
Capital punishment • Corporal Punishment • summary punishment • Capitol Punishment
punishment + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 10
punishment law • punishment cell • punishment beating • punishment system • punishment phase • ...
punishment + verbo
Kolokacji: 16
punishment fits • punishment includes • punishment ranging • punishment comes • punishment varies • ...
verbo + punishment
Kolokacji: 45
escape punishment • receive punishment • take punishment • inflict punishment • impose punishment • face punishment • ...
adjetivo + punishment
Kolokacji: 94
corporal punishment • cruel punishment • unusual punishment • severe punishment • harsh punishment • physical punishment • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 23
(6) collective, public
Kolokacji: 2
(9) maximum, minimum
Kolokacji: 2
(10) just, unjust, unfair, fair
Kolokacji: 4
(11) divine, temporal
Kolokacji: 2
  • But many officials now believe the most effective deterrent is immediate and virtually certain punishment, especially if it concerns loss of a driver's license.
  • He said schoolchildren must also know they face certain punishment for either selling or using illegal drugs.
  • There are certain punishments which are not considered proper revenge.
  • And it will be, with vigilance, aggressive investigation and certain punishment.
  • The more swift and certain the punishment, the more effective it is in deterring criminal behavior.
  • Every authority on crime holds that swift and certain punishment is the only real deterrent.
  • Normally, these people are sentenced to a certain punishment so they can reflect and realize their sins.
  • The tougher approach has won praise from many experts on adolescence, who say youths must learn that unacceptable behavior means certain punishment.
  • But none of this is going to work without the credible threat of real and certain punishment.
  • No doubt such measures are necessary, but there must be the deterrent of certain punishment - meaning real jail time - as well.
(16) ultimate, eventual
Kolokacji: 2
(19) sufficient, adequate
Kolokacji: 2
(20) swift, immediate
Kolokacji: 2
(21) exemplary, deserving
Kolokacji: 2
(22) traditional, Islamic
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + punishment
Kolokacji: 16
of punishment • for punishment • from punishment • to punishment • on punishment • ...

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