Pun"ish*ment (?), n. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. [Colloq. or Slang]

Pun"ish*ment (?), n. 1. The act of punishing.

2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.

I never gave them condign punishment.

The rewards and punishments of another life.

3. (Law) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.

Pun"ish*ment (?), n. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. [Colloq. or Slang]

• Penalty for wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  
• The act of treating as inferior to the rest.