1. (noun) the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

• beating
• drubbing
• lacing
• licking
• thrashing
• trouncing
• whacking
• capital punishment
• death penalty
• executing
• execution
• electric shock
• gantlet
• gauntlet
• kick in the butt
• lapidation
• stoning

1. (noun) the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

• penalisation
• penalization
• penalty
• punishment