fear of punishment
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffearandpunishment
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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punishment
noun
uk/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/us/ˈpʌn.ɪʃ.mənt/
the act of ...
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(Definition offearandpunishmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Fearofpunishmentmight deter labor mobility, but also motivate the guarantors, especially if they were all workers, to leave together.
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Humans do their utmost not to anger or disobey them forfearofpunishment.
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What is the source of the determination that allows a woman or a couple to withstand thefearofpunishmentto acquire an "extra" child?
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Fearofpunishmentdoes not eliminate free riders.
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Norm followers whose behavior is grounded in thefearofpunishmentneed not find the rule legitimate and may deviate when their actions are not observed.
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Because of thefearofpunishment, corrective action, or legal proceedings, a curtain of denial and nondisclosure, and a code or conspiracy of silence are created by healthcare professionals.
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Thus, the person who makes a donation out of afearofpunishmentor a desire to procure a tax deduction fails to satisfy his duty to be charitable.
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I do not think thefearofpunishmentis not a deterrent.
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Our case is, that we deny that the foundation of discipline is thefearofpunishment.
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Were the charges preferred and the men punished, or were the charges not preferred because of thefearofpunishment?
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Fearofpunishmentis an ineffectual force by comparison.
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We also know that what most deters bullies and cowards is thefearofpunishment.
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Unless and until we approach the ideal of the certainty of punishment, there is little except thefearofpunishmentto deter the potential criminal.
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The small minority of landlords who are guilty of malpractice must surely be either punished or deterred byfearofpunishment.
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In all our public schools we are recognising that it is not thefearofpunishmentthat is the real inspiration of discipline.
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The two factors which make the economic machine go, are, firstly, the hope of award, and secondly, thefearofpunishment.
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That criminal psychology is an attitude of mind which is not deterred byfearofpunishment.
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It is not thefearofpunishmentwhich springs first to their minds.
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That is quite proper, but all this will take time—time for unscrupulous landlords to get to work withoutfearofpunishment.
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