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disciplinary action(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
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distress(shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance, penitence)
1
forfeit(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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forfeiture(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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gallows(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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grief(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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heartfelt apology
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holy orders
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humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
humiliation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
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impanation
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imprisonment
1
incarceration
1
incense
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infliction(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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just desserts(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
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lumps(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
maltreatment(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
martyrdom
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matrimony
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