Penalty and Rebuke

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Penalty

Penalty noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Usage example: in some cases, the new penalties for drug offenses were harsher than those for violent crimes
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Rebuke and penalty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rebuke" instead a noun "Penalty".
Nearby Words: penalize, penance, penal, penalization, penalisation

Rebuke

Rebuke noun - An often public or formal expression of disapproval.
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Penalty and rebuke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penalty" instead a noun "Rebuke".
Nearby Words: rebuked, rebuking

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harsh harsh penalty harsh rebuke
severe severe penalty severe rebuke
serious serious penalty serious rebuke
little little penalty little rebuke
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