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cruel and unusual punishment vs punishment

punishment vs cruel and unusual punishment

cruel and unusual punishment and punishment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cruel and unusual punishment Yes No No No
punishment Yes No No No
As nouns, punishment is a hypernym of cruel and unusual punishment; that is, punishment is a word with a broader meaning than cruel and unusual punishment:
  • cruel and unusual punishment: punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed
  • punishment: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Other hypernyms of cruel and unusual punishment include penalisation, penalization, penalty.
cruel and unusual punishment (noun) punishment (noun)
punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Difference between cruel and unusual punishment and punishment

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