Castigation and Commutation

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Castigation noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.

Usage example: the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie

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Commutation is an antonym for castigation.

Commutation noun - A giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another.

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Castigation is an antonym for commutation.

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Commutation and Castigation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigation/commutation

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