Charge
Charge noun - A formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person.
Castigation and charge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Castigation" instead a noun "Charge".
Castigation
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
Charge and castigation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Castigation".
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