Sentence:  At any rate , the substance of Eichmann 's testimony was that all his actions flowed from his membership in the party and the SS , and though the Prosecutor did his utmost to prove actual personal hatred of Jews , his success on this score was doubtful and the anti-Semitic <WSD>lesson</WSD> weakened to that extent . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  punishment intended as a warning to others