punishment
dieNoundie Bestrafung (f); die Strafe (f)
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Hinrichtungsart, bei der eine Person mit Steinen beworfen wird, bis sie stirbt.
- English meaning
- Stoning
- Synonym
- Tötung durch Steinewerfen
- German example
- Die Steinigung ist eine grausame Strafe.
- English example
- Stoning is a cruel punishment.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Steinigung
- Plural Form
- die Steinigungen
Related words
- Züchtigung
punishment
- Bestrafung
punishment
- Strafe
punishment
- Kasteiung
punishment
- bestrafbar
liable to punishment
- Strafantrag
application for punishment
- Ungehorsam
Disobedience
- Abstrafung
Punishment
- Karwatsche
A karwatsche is a whip, often made of leather, formerly used for driving cattle or as a means of punishment.
- Epikie
Epikeia refers to the situation-appropriate interpretation of a law to find a fairer solution in cases of hardship.
- Verhältnismässigkeit
Proportionality
- Verhältnismäßigkeit
proportionality
- steinigen
To stone
- proportional
Proportional
- unverhältnismäßig
Disproportionate
- Prügelstrafe
Corporal punishment
- brutalstmöglich
As brutally as possible means to do something in the most brutal, cruel, and merciless way.
- Bestrafung
punishment
- Verdammniß
Damnation
- Verdamnis
Damnation refers to the state of eternal punishment and separation from God, often in a religious context.
- Halseisen
Pillory, neck iron
- Kerkerstrafe
Imprisonment in a dungeon
- Schandmantel
A pillory was a medieval punishment device used for public humiliation.
- exekutieren
To execute means to put someone to death by state order, usually as punishment for a serious crime.
- strafbar
Punishable
- unverdient
Undeserved
- straffrei
exempt from punishment
- Strafe
Penalty, punishment
- gelinde
mild, gentle
- Strafrecht
Criminal law is a field of law that deals with criminal offenses and their punishment.
- Enthauptung
Beheading
- Vehme
Vehmic court
- Züchtigung
Corporal punishment refers to a punishment, often physical, used as an educational measure.
- Spießrutenlauf
A Spießrutenlauf is a punishment in which the person being punished must run between two rows of people who strike them.
- punitiv
Punitive means punishing or aimed at punishment.
- Auspeitschung
Flogging
- unbotmäßig
Disobedient, insubordinate
- Giftspritze
A lethal injection is an injection with a deadly dose of poison, used for the execution of death row inmates.
Example sentences with “punishment”
The punishment was fair. (Die Strafe war gerecht.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Strafe and Bestrafung?
'Die Strafe' is the punishment itself; 'die Bestrafung' is the act of punishing.