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Punishment Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PENALTY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: PENALTY

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97%7Exact Match!
noun

• the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

• a payment required for not fulfilling a contract

• the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition

• (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

90%7 Expression of disapproval
noun

• harsh criticism or disapproval

• the state of being excommunicated

verb

• rebuke formally

90%10 Editing process
noun

• the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

• a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

• something substituted for an error

• a rebuke for making a mistake

• a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

• the act of disciplining

• treatment of a specific defect

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The Guardian Quick12 Nov 2005 Down 15
The Guardian Quick05 Jan 2005 Across 21
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