threat of punishment
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthreatandpunishment
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withthreat.
threat
noun[C]
uk/θret/us/θret/
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is ...
See more atthreat
punishment
noun
uk/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/us/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
the act of ...
See more atpunishment
(Definition ofthreatandpunishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofthreat of punishment
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
There might be a promise of glory or athreatofpunishment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In conflicts between burghers, council mediation was usually concluded with a ritualistic handshake and thethreatofpunishmentin case of a repeat offence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some religions add athreatofpunishment, in this world, or the next, or both, to enforce the obligations founded in dependent moral status.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Duties forbid certain uses of the power in question, often underthreatofpunishment, whereas disabilities invalidate (nullify) any attempt so to use that power.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Possibly there are persons utterly indifferent to thethreatofpunishmentor, at least, for whom the deed would be well worth the price.
From theCambridge English Corpus
While many move beyond the official 3 km perimeter set by the government, thethreatofpunishmentundoubtedly suppresses the amount of economic activity outside the camp boundaries.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Attracted to new and potentially dangerous situations and undaunted by thethreatofpunishment, the fearless child may consistently exceed the limits of his parents' patience.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In conflicts between burghers, council mediation was usually concluded with the ritualistic shaking of hands and thethreatofpunishmentin case of a repeat offence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of course, we want compliance, but we shall not get compliance without thethreatofpunishment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was, he said, affection, sense of duty, altruism, public spirit or thethreatofpunishment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thethreatofpunishmentmay not be credible.
From
Wikipedia
Nothreatofpunishmentwould make them keep the goggles on, because they have to get on with their work.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Secondly, we need to apply thethreatofpunishment, particularly against dealers, as this will also have a preventative effect.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Their results support earlier work in that rewards alone were insufficient in generating relative cooperative behavior - but rewards in combination with thethreatofpunishmentgenerated the most generous offers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In public administration, a good system of connections and bureaucratic routine could provide support through personal influence to those who were clearly underthreatofpunishmentat other points.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Do you think there is nothing in a free society as compared with a bound association, bound by law and thethreatofpunishment?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All instructions connected with the fuel crisis must be carried out, not underthreatofpunishment, but in accordance with the promptings of conscience.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There should be some means of ensuring that people who use dangerous equipment can raise these issues without thethreatofpunishment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
And no power orthreatofpunishmentcould cause me to decide otherwise.
From
Wikipedia
Common extrinsic motivations are rewards like money and grades, coercion andthreatofpunishment.
From
Wikipedia
Thethreatofpunishmentmay worsen ethical behaviour rather than improve it.
From
Wikipedia
Those circumstances give the lie to those who keep insisting that it is not thethreatofpunishmentwhich deters, but the certainty of being caught.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofthreat
Go to the definition ofpunishment
See other collocations withthreat