Punishment definition

Punishment means the imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense or unwanted behavior.

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Punishment means the touching of a child’s body with the intent of inducing pain. This includes but is not limited to pinching, shaking, spanking, hair or ear pulling. It also includes any action which is intended to induce fear, shame or other emotional discomfort.

Punishment means the use of negative consequences to correct unacceptable behavior.

Examples of Punishment in a sentence

The GOVERNING AUTHORITY represents that its Commercial General Liability policy expressly covers Corporal Punishment Liability and Athletic Participation Medical Liability.
A teacher may use force as necessary to protect him/herself from attack or to prevent injury to another student as provided by the Michigan School Code of 1976, Section 380.1312 and as allowed by applicable Board Policy on Corporal Punishment.
The Parties agree to cooperate on the implementation of the Presidential Decree on the National Plan of Action of Human Rights 2004-2009, including preparations for the ratification and implementation of international human rights instruments, such as the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and the Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court.
Coverage must include Sexual Abuse and Molestation and Corporal Punishment coverage.
The Organizer shall amend its Application to set forth the following schedule of required minimum insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in Indiana that has at least an A- rating from A.M. Best: Commercial General Liability*: $1,000,000 per occurrence; $2,000,000 aggregate *Note: Such Comprehensive General Liability insurance must expressly cover Corporal Punishment Liability and Athletic Participation Medical Coverage.

More Definitions of Punishment

Punishment means a sanction such as a fine, penalty, confinement, or loss of property, right or privilege assessed against a person who has violated the law. (Black’s Law Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, West Group 2019)

Punishment means any form of discipline that causes pain, discomfort, humiliation, shame, or fear, including name-calling, spanking, slapping, pinching, pulling, and hitting with an object.

Punishment means the intentional infliction of emotional or physical pain or suffering.

Punishment means adding something or taking something away that causes the behavior to be less likely to happen. So “positive punishment” means adding something that tends to stop the dog from doing the behavior, like putting a bark collar that shocks the dog when it barks on a dog that barks excessively, or using a choke collar “pop” correction when a dog fails to execute a command. In contrast, “negative punishment” means taking something away, and that taking away will decreases the likelihood that a dog will do a behavior. Taking the car keys away from a teenager when they are “grounded” due to misbehavior is negative punishment.

Punishment means a penalty imposed on a child for wrongdoing.

Punishment means the imposition of sanctions, as defined in section 202(e), on a child declared a ward of the court after a petition under section 602 is sustained. A court order to place a child in foster care must not be used as punishment.

Punishment means the use of force to correct behavior.