Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Be punished and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Be punished" instead a verb "Admit".
Be punished
Admit and be punished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb phrase "Be punished".
Both terms in one sentence
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Defendants who didn't admit their guilt would be punished more severely (an aspect of mainland Chinese law that still exists today).
Source: Kangaroo Court - Booster: (after Superman claims Batman will be punished) No he won't... he'd have to admit he was wrong first.
- In his final episode in the series, "Hereafter", Vandal Savage does openly admit he went too far with his last scheme at world conquest and deserves to be punished.
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