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purgation(forfeit, reparation, atonement, self-punishment)
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retribution(abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
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attrition(distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
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satisfaction(compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
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sorrow(shame, woe, anguish, humiliation)
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hair shirt(expression, idiom, forfeit, reparation)
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mea culpa(expression, interjection, guilt)
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price(reprimand, sentence, penalty, castigation)
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purgatory(abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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remorsefulness(distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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ruth(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
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self-abasement
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self-punishment(distress, shame, sorrow, woe)
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shrift(woe, forfeit, reassurance, reparation)
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amercement(abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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discipline(abuse, stick, reprimand, sanction)
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forgiveness(forfeit, reparation, self-punishment)
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pain(abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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penalization
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redemption(compensation, renewal, amends, damages)
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