| Englisch | Deutsch | |
| stiff {adj} [punishment etc.] | 18 schwer [Strafe etc.] | |
| exemplary {adj} [of a punishment] | 11 abschreckend | |
| exemplary {adj} [of a punishment] | warnend | |
| light {adj} [punishment] | mild / milde | |
Verben |
| to spare sb./sth. [from harm, punishment etc.] | 2067 jdn./etw. verschonen | |
| to inflict sth. [punishment, fine] | 476 etw. verhängen [Strafe, Geldstrafe] | |
| to suffer [as punishment, in hell etc.] | 133 büßen | |
| to ban [fig., political: of trade with terrorist regimes, of corporal punishment, etc.] | 43 ächten [fig.] [verbieten] | |
| to give sb. sth. [e.g. punishment] | 42 jdm. etw. aufbrummen [ugs.] [auferlegen] | |
| to birch sb. [punishment using a birch stick] | 40 jdn. züchtigen [geh.] | |
| to thrash sb. [corporal punishment] | 32 jdn. vermöbeln [ugs.] [als Strafe] | |
| to restore [capital punishment etc.] | 26 wiedereinführen | |
| hist. to decimate [military punishment for mutinous soldiers] | 25 [jeden zehnten Mann töten lassen] | |
Substantive |
| sanction [punishment] | 456 Strafmaßnahme {f} | |
| hist. law stake [punishment of death by burning] | 326 Scheiterhaufen {m} | |
| law fine [financial punishment] | 181 Ordnungsstrafe {f} | |
| pol. ban [fig., political: of trade with terrorist regimes, of corporal punishment, etc.] | 26 Ächtung {f} [fig., politisch: Verbot] | |
| correction [by corporal punishment] [obs.] | 26 Züchtigung {f} | |
| educ. lines {pl} [school punishment] | 22 Strafarbeit {f} [einen Satz zur Strafe x-mal schreiben] | |
| law sentence [punishment, fine] | 22 Strafsatz {m} | |
| relig. penance [punishment undergone in token of penitence] | 21 Bußübung {f} | |
| correction [punishment] | 15 Zucht {f} [Züchtigung] | |
| rod [instrument of punishment] [also fig.] | 10 Zuchtrute {f} [Stock zum Schlagen] [auch fig.] | |
| educ. hist. law [punishment in German universities and schools in which students were detained in 'Karzer' (on-site prison cells)] | 5 Karzerstrafe {f} | |
| law [right of the state to inflict punishment] | 5 Strafanspruch {m} | |
| hist. [having to kneel on the edge of a triangular piece of wood as punishment] | Scheitelknien {n} | |
| educ. hist. cane [as a tool for punishment] | Rohrstaberl {n} [österr.] [ugs.] [Rohrstock] | |
| caning [corporal punishment] | Verprügeln {n} | |
| hanging [form of capital punishment] | Henken {n} [veraltet] [Aufhängen am Galgen, Hinrichtung durch den Strang] | |
| hist. law the stocks {pl} [treated as sg. or pl.] [instrument of punishment] | (der) Schandstock {m} [Fußblock] | |
| hist. the stocks {pl} [treated as sg. or pl.] [instrument of punishment] | (der) Stock {m} [Fußblock] | |
| victimization [selective punishment] | gezielte Bestrafung {f} | |
2 Wörter: Andere |
| richly deserved {adj} [victory, punishment, holiday / vacation, etc.] | hochverdient [Sieg, Strafe, Urlaub etc.] | |
2 Wörter: Verben |
| med. pharm. to administer sth. (to sb.) [a remedy or drug; hum. also: a punishment] | (jdm.) etw.Akk. verabfolgen [veraltend] [verabreichen] [ein Medikament; hum. auch: eine Tracht Prügel etc.] | |
| to administer sth. to sb. [punishment] | etw. über jdn. verhängen [Strafe etc.] | |
| to ask for sth. [punishment, trouble etc.] | etw. herausfordern [Strafe etc.] | |
| educ. to give sb. lines [Br.] [written punishment] | jdm. eine Strafarbeit aufgeben | |
| admin. law to hand out sth. [set legal punishment] | etw. verhängen [Strafe] | |
| to mete out sth. [esp. punishment] | etw.Akk. austeilen [bes. Strafen, Sanktionen] | |
2 Wörter: Substantive |
| idiom just deserts {pl} [punishment etc.] | wohlverdiente Strafe {f} | |
| educ. school punishment [punishment used in schools] | Schulstrafe {f} | |
| hist. mil. swagger stick [stick of non-commissioned officers in German forces of the 18th and 19th centuries used for punishment of soldiers] | Korporalsstock {m} | |
3 Wörter: Verben |
| to get off with sth. [light punishment, minor injury] | mit etw.Dat. davonkommen | |
| to have had sth. coming [e.g. punishment] | etw.Akk. verdient haben [Strafe, Unglück etc.] | |
| to show no mercy [with punishment] | keine Nachsicht kennen [bei Strafen] | |
3 Wörter: Substantive |
| hist. place of execution [capital punishment] | Richtstätte {f} [geh.] | |
4 Wörter: Verben |
| to get what one deserves [just punishment] | seine gerechte Strafe erhalten | |
5+ Wörter: Andere |
| I had it coming (to me). [deserving of punishment, etc.] | Ich habe es verdient. [Strafe, Ohrfeige, Tadel] | |
5+ Wörter: Verben |
| to be on bread and water [former prison punishment diet] | bei Wasser und Brot sein | |
5+ Wörter: Substantive |
| a month on bread and water [former prison punishment diet] | ein Monat {m} bei Wasser und Brot | |