Message and Punishment

Message

Message noun - A piece of conveyed information.

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

Nearby Words: messaged, messaging

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

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

good	good message	good punishment
full	full message	full punishment
special	special message	special punishment
similar	similar message	similar punishment
Other adjectives: usual, actual, real, little, bad, main, ultimate, new, final, intended, said.

Thus the only punishment she will dislike is being sent to the Deep Roads to die alone, because it's the only one that won't send any clear message.

Source: I Did What I Had To Do / Video Games
This not only supports the above message about capital punishment but can also be seen as condemning pacifism or that there are exceptions to principles like do not kill.

Source: Accidental Aesop
The same message board had him wondering if humans can really destroy a star... The Ninth Circle of Hell is the punishment for the greatest of betrayers, among them Brutus and Quisling.

Source: Literature / The Salvation War

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