To punish
Both terms in one sentence
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Another example, this time in the "wrong destination" area: Buddy's young delivery boy delivered the wrong cakes twice in one day, prompting Buddy and his cousin to punish him by dousing him with flour and water.
Source: Carrying a Cake - Dobby shows that this has become almost a subconscious reflex, as even after gaining his freedom, he struggles with the compulsion to punish himself when something goes wrong.
Source: Broken Messiah -
Clock Roaches: The Time Wraiths, ragged, skeletal beings of the Speedforce who appear to punish those who fiddle with time in the wrong ways.
Source: Series / The Flash (2014)
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