Assertion: punishment | /r/HasProperty | a kind of expiation
Facets:
value: in more serious cases
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: A variation of this idea is that punishment is a kind of expiation: offenders should undergo punishment in their own interests to discharge their guilt and to make themselves acceptable to society again.
text: In more serious cases, punishment in the form of fines and compensation payments may also be considered a sort of "restoration.