Meanings
plural collective punishments
- countableuncountableA form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted.
The Israeli army claims that its offensive, now being stepped up is a “war on terror”; UN experts say it amounts to collective punishment.
2023 October 23, Lana Bastašić, “I grew up in Bosnia, amid fear and hatred of Muslims. Now I see Germany’s mistakes over Gaza”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: group punishment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of punishment whereby a suspected perpetrator's peers are targeted.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 連坐 /连坐
- 連坐 /连坐 (liánzuò)form of punishment
German kollektive Bestrafung
- kollektive Bestrafungform of punishment
Korean 연좌
- 연좌 (yeonjwa)form of punishment
Russian коллективное наказание
- коллективное наказание (kollektivnoje nakazanije)form of punishment
Cite this entry
collective punishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collective%20punishment
“collective punishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collective%20punishment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collective punishment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collective%20punishment.
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