Translation of "punishment" to German

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Dictionary translations for "punishment"

punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] noun

pl. punishments

die Strafe f (action)

Teenagers are God's punishment for having sex.

Teenager sind Gottes Strafe fürs Sexhaben.

Phrases with "punishment" (6)

capital punishment - Todesstrafe
corporal punishment - Leibesstrafe
severe punishment - strenge Bestrafung
administer punishment - Strafe verhängen
obstruction of punishment - Strafvereitelung
order of summary punishment - Strafbefehl

Contexts with "punishment"

Teenagers are God's punishment for having sex. Teenager sind Gottes Strafe fürs Sexhaben.

She took the punishment with a smile. Sie nahm die Bestrafung mit einem Lächeln entgegen.

An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment. Eine überwältigende Mehrheit votierte für die Abschaffung dieser grausamen Strafe.

The punishment should be in proportion to the crime. Die Bestrafung sollte im Verhältnis zum Verbrechen stehen.

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Niemand darf der Folter oder grausamer, unmenschlicher oder erniedrigender Behandlung oder Strafe unterworfen werden.

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