Before revision: The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England Punishment, brenan , is the imposition of painful consequences upon an individual or group, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a deterrent to a particular action or behavior that is deemed undesirable.
After revision: The old village stocks in Chapeltown, Lancashire, England Punishment, commonly , is the imposition of painful consequences upon an individual or group, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a deterrent to a particular action or behavior that is deemed undesirable.