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Dictionary English → German: [punishment]

Translation 1 - 51 of 51

	English	German
	stiff `{adj}` `[punishment` `etc.]`	19 schwer `[Strafe` `etc.]`
	exemplary `{adj}` `[of` `a` `punishment]`	13 abschreckend
	exemplary `{adj}` `[of` `a` `punishment]`	5 warnend
	light `{adj}` `[punishment]`	mild / milde
Verbs
	to spare sb./sth. `[from` `harm,` `punishment` `etc.]`	2151 jdn./etw. verschonen
	to inflict sth. `[punishment,` `fine]`	496 etw. verhängen `[Strafe,` `Geldstrafe]`
	to suffer `[as` `punishment,` `in` `hell` `etc.]`	143 büßen
	to give sb. sth. `[e.g.` `punishment]`	47 jdm. etw.^Akk. aufbrummen `[ugs.]` `[auferlegen]`
	to ban `[fig.,` `political:` `of` `trade` `with` `terrorist` `regimes,` `of` `corporal` `punishment,` `etc.]`	46 ächten `[fig.]` `[verbieten]`
	to birch sb. `[punishment` `using` `a` `birch` `stick]`	40 jdn. züchtigen `[geh.]`
	to thrash sb. `[corporal` `punishment]`	39 jdn. vermöbeln `[ugs.]` `[als` `Strafe]`
	to restore `[capital` `punishment` `etc.]`	29 wiedereinführen
	hist. to decimate `[military` `punishment` `for` `mutinous` `soldiers]`	27 `[jeden` `zehnten` `Mann` `töten` `lassen]`
Nouns
	sanction `[punishment]`	461 Strafmaßnahme `{f}`
	hist. law stake `[punishment` `of` `death` `by` `burning]`	375 Scheiterhaufen `{m}`
	law fine `[financial` `punishment]`	188 Ordnungsstrafe `{f}`
	pol. ban `[fig.,` `political:` `of` `trade` `with` `terrorist` `regimes,` `of` `corporal` `punishment,` `etc.]`	29 Ächtung `{f}` `[fig.,` `politisch:` `Verbot]`
	correction `[by` `corporal` `punishment]` `[obs.]`	27 Züchtigung `{f}` `[geh.]`
	law sentence `[punishment,` `fine]`	23 Strafsatz `{m}`
	relig. penance `[punishment` `undergone` `in` `token` `of` `penitence]`	22 Bußübung `{f}`
	educ. lines `{pl}` `[school` `punishment]`	21 Strafarbeit `{f}` `[einen` `Satz` `zur` `Strafe` `x-mal` `schreiben]`
	correction `[punishment]`	15 Zucht `{f}` `[Züchtigung]`
	rod `[instrument` `of` `punishment]` `[also` `fig.]`	12 Zuchtrute `{f}` `[Stock` `zum` `Schlagen]` `[auch` `fig.]`
	caning `[corporal` `punishment]`	7 Verprügeln `{n}`
	educ. hist. law `[punishment` `in` `German` `universities` `and` `schools` `in` `which` `students` `were` `detained` `in` `'Karzer'` `(on-site` `prison` `cells)]`	5 Karzerstrafe `{f}`
	law `[right` `of` `the` `state` `to` `inflict` `punishment]`	5 Strafanspruch `{m}`
	educ. hist. cane `[as` `a` `tool` `for` `punishment]`	5 Rohrstaberl `{n}` `[österr.]` `[ugs.]` `[Rohrstock]`
	hist. `[having` `to` `kneel` `on` `the` `edge` `of` `a` `triangular` `piece` `of` `wood` `as` `punishment]`	Scheitelknien `{n}`
	hanging `[form` `of` `capital` `punishment]`	Henken `{n}` `[veraltet]` `[Aufhängen` `am` `Galgen,` `Hinrichtung` `durch` `den` `Strang]`
	hist. law the stocks `{pl}` `[treated` `as` `sg.` `or` `pl.]` `[instrument` `of` `punishment]`	(der) Schandstock `{m}` `[Fußblock]`
	hist. the stocks `{pl}` `[treated` `as` `sg.` `or` `pl.]` `[instrument` `of` `punishment]`	(der) Stock `{m}` `[Fußblock]`
	victimization `[selective` `punishment]`	gezielte Bestrafung `{f}`
2 Words: Others
	richly deserved `{adj}` `[victory,` `punishment,` `holiday` / `vacation,` `etc.]`	hochverdient `[Sieg,` `Strafe,` `Urlaub` `etc.]`
2 Words: Verbs
	med. pharm. to administer sth. (to sb.) `[a` `remedy` `or` `drug;` `hum.` `also:` `a` `punishment]`	(jdm.) etw.^Akk. verabfolgen `[veraltend]` `[verabreichen]` `[ein` `Medikament;` `hum.` `auch:` `eine` `Tracht` `Prügel` `etc.]`
	to administer sth. to sb. `[punishment]`	etw. über jdn. verhängen `[Strafe` `etc.]`
	to ask for sth. `[punishment,` `trouble` `etc.]`	etw. herausfordern `[Strafe` `etc.]`
	educ. to give sb. lines `[Br.]` `[written` `punishment]`	jdm. eine Strafarbeit aufgeben
	admin. law to hand out sth. `[set` `legal` `punishment]`	etw. verhängen `[Strafe]`
	to mete out sth. `[esp.` `punishment]`	etw.^Akk. austeilen `[bes.` `Strafen,` `Sanktionen]`
2 Words: Nouns
	idiom just deserts `{pl}` `[punishment` `etc.]`	wohlverdiente Strafe `{f}`
	educ. school punishment `[punishment` `used` `in` `schools]`	Schulstrafe `{f}`
	hist. mil. swagger stick `[stick` `of` `non-commissioned` `officers` `in` `German` `forces` `of` `the` `18th` `and` `19th` `centuries` `used` `for` `punishment` `of` `soldiers]`	Korporalsstock `{m}`
3 Words: Verbs
	to get off with sth. `[light` `punishment,` `minor` `injury]`	mit etw.^Dat. davonkommen
	to have had sth. coming `[e.g.` `punishment]`	etw.^Akk. verdient haben `[Strafe,` `Unglück` `etc.]`
	games Unverified to huff a draught `[draughts]` `[as` `punishment` `for` `failing` `to` `make` `a` `capture]`	eine Dame wegnehmen `[Damespiel]` `[auch:` `blasen,` `pusten]` `[als` `Strafe` `für` `Nichtschlagen]`
	to show no mercy `[with` `punishment]`	keine Nachsicht kennen `[bei` `Strafen]`
3 Words: Nouns
	hist. place of execution `[capital` `punishment]`	Richtstätte `{f}` `[geh.]`
4 Words: Verbs
	to get what one deserves `[just` `punishment]`	seine gerechte Strafe erhalten
5+ Words: Others
	I had it coming (to me). `[deserving` `of` `punishment,` `etc.]`	Ich habe es verdient. `[Strafe,` `Ohrfeige,` `Tadel]`
5+ Words: Verbs
	to be on bread and water `[former` `prison` `punishment` `diet]`	bei Wasser und Brot sein
5+ Words: Nouns
	a month on bread and water `[former` `prison` `punishment` `diet]`	ein Monat `{m}` bei Wasser und Brot

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