Difference between punishment and ransom
Definitions
noun
- the act of punishing
Examples
In ways often too subtle to be conscious but sometimes overt, I believe, blacks remain devalued in American schools, where, for example, a recent national survey shows that through high school they are still more than twice as likely as white children to receive corporal punishment, be suspended from school, or be labeled mentally retarded.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Although marijuana is technically illegal, personal consumption is arguably decriminalized due to the ‘ban on excessive punishment’ written into German law.
Definitions
noun
- the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
- payment for the release of someone
- money demanded for the return of a captured person
verb
- exchange or buy back for money; under threat
Examples
The unit installs at the transom and emits sonar beams that ‘look’ out to 240 feet on either side of the boat.
That's one of the main Spanish trawler Tuesday, and a self-proclaimed pirate said the hostage-takers were paid $3.3 million in ransom.
The twelve-panel front door is surmounted with a transom window and framed by fluted pilasters supporting an open pediment.
