English Explanatory Dictionary

collective punishment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted.

Word forms

collective punishment collective punishments

Synonyms

group punishment

Related words

collective responsibility collective guilt Sippenhaft
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