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sanction(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sentence)
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scolding(noun, censure, discipline, rebuff, reprimand)
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abuse(noun, stick, reprimand, sentence, hammer)
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amercement(noun, abuse, fine, stick, reprimand)
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bane(pain, plague, blight)
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blame(noun, verb, trouble, concern, strain)
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burden(noun, stress, weight, load, penalty)
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condemnation(noun, order, ruin, censure, rebuff)
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disciplining(noun, right, return, discipline, grit)
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electrocution(hit, killing, slaying, choking, strangling)
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forfeiture(noun, abuse, fine, stick, reprimand)
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hanging(hit, killing, slaying, choking, strangling)
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maltreatment(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sentence)
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mulct(noun, abuse, fine, stick, reprimand)
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persecution
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punish
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punition(noun, discipline)
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rap(noun, order, censure, blame, rebuff)
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reparation(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, compensation)
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rod(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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