Kill and Punish

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Punish and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punish" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Punish verb - To inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime.

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Kill and punish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Punish".

person	kill person	punish person
friend	kill friend	punish friend
character	kill character	punish character
man	kill man	punish man
Other words: guy, people, wife, children, family, someone, father, anyone, enemy, everyone, son, humans, enemies.

He has stated (and demonstrated) that he has the authority to punish or kill any prisoner there as he sees fit, and along with being a Poisonous Person, it's the reason he's so feared there.

Source: Wardens Are Evil
Decades later he abducted all three people he blamed for his loss to punish and kill them, and none of them had any idea who he was.

Source: But For Me It Was Tuesday / Western Animation
If he finds out he will severely punish or kill her.

Source: Ignored Enamored Underling

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