Charge and Punishment

Charge

Charge noun - A formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person.

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Punishment and charge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punishment" instead a noun "Charge".

Nearby Words: charged, charging, chargeable, charger

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

Usage example: he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault

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Charge and punishment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Punishment".

good	good charge	good punishment
full	full charge	full punishment
similar	similar charge	similar punishment
common	common charge	common punishment
Other adjectives: direct, actual, serious, little, main, criminal, new, major, possible, final, minor, lesser, less, extra, said.

Lizardstripe's treatment of Brokenstar:...a queen who did not care for her new charge, who bit it and nipped it and deprived it of milk as punishment for being born at all.

Source: Literature / Warrior Cats
Jerkass : Hamada can be rather cruel when he's in charge of dishing out punishment.

Source: Series / Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende
The Sisters Repentia take it Up to Eleven, as the punishment for their crimes is to charge into battle with chainswords, wearing nothing but strategically-placed parchments.

Source: Medal of Dishonor

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