Assertion: punishment | /r/CapableOf | apply sanction
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Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between punishment and penalty is that punishment is the act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction while penalty is a legal sentence.
text: As nouns the difference between retribution and punishment is that retribution is punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance while punishment is the act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.