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Punished
Punished adjective - Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience).
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Flayed and punished are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flayed" instead a verb "Punished".
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- Other bullies got punished via such things as their former victim getting to be invisible, them finding out that they're bullying the most badass Badass Normal this side of Giles (seriously, don't fuck with Xander, he's ripped), getting flayed alive, or other numerous punishments.
Source: School Bullying Is Harmless
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