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The French Boys Corrective Punishment Crossword Clue

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noun

• a unit of instruction

• punishment intended as a warning to others

• the significance of a story or event

• a task assigned for individual study

31%10Corrective punishment
noun

• a rebuke for making a mistake

31%7 Retributive or corrective punishment
noun

• the quality of being just or fair

• the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

• judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

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