6
loss(noun, damage, loss, miss, suffering)
6
pain(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
6
penalization(noun, punishment, sentence)
6
toll(noun, damage)
5
charge
5
disadvantage(noun, punishment, sentence)
5
drawback(noun, consequence)
5
imprisonment(noun, punishment)
5
incarceration(noun, punishment)
5
infliction(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
5
requital(noun, right, return, discipline, punishment)
5
scourge(noun, torment, plague, blight)
4
burden(noun, punishment)
4
cost(noun, suffering, effort, punishment, sentence)
4
decision(noun, order, censure, judgment, verdict)
4
encumbrance
4
verdict(noun, order, censure, judgment, decision)
3
abatement
3
compensation(noun, law, right, return, rule)
3
conviction(noun, condemnation)
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