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counterpunishment

noun

Etymology

From counter- + punishment.

  1. derived from punissement
  2. inherited from punishement
  3. prefixed as counterpunishment — “counter + punishment”

Definitions

  1. A punishment imposed in retaliation for another punishment.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA